Scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1930

Subjects: Boating & Canoeing Lakes & Ponds Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A promenade along the artificial lake in Westlake Park, with visitors resting on benches and strolling past beds of orange and red flowers. A red canoe carrying several people moves across the water. Westlake Park was laid out in the 1880s west of downtown Los Angeles, and its lake and flower-lined walks made it a popular leisure ground, pictured often on Southern California view cards. The park was renamed MacArthur Park in 1942, which places this view in the years before that change.

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Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series	LA-120
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Westlake Park, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, CA
Notes	White border; visible linen-textured stock; card number LA-120 printed at upper left of caption line. No postmark — back is entirely unused and blank. Divided-back card with printed 'THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES' / 'THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY' and stamp box; publisher imprint along left edge. Front shows white border and linen-like texture; light foxing/toning on the address half.

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Scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scene-in-westlake-park-los-angeles-ca-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.