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Scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles, California, circa 1935

Subjects
Boating & CanoeingLakes & PondsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles, California, circa 1935, Western Publishing & Novelty Co., CA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles, California, circa 1935, Western Publishing & Novelty Co., CA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Strollers and bench-sitters line a flower-bordered walk beside the lake in Westlake Park, with a red canoe and a small boat out on the water and frame houses and trees on the far shore. The park, laid out in the 1880s southwest of downtown Los Angeles, was renamed MacArthur Park in 1942 in honor of General Douglas MacArthur. Its artificial lake, boating and band concerts made it one of the city's most popular pleasure grounds in the early twentieth century.

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PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
LA-120. SCENE IN WESTLAKE PARK, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. PLACE STAMP HERE WESTERN PUBLISHING & NOVELTY CO., LOS ANGELES, CAL.
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PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
SeriesLA-120
ConditionGood
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, CA
NotesWhite border; visible linen-textured stock; number 'LA-120' printed at upper left of caption. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES" / "THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY" and stamp box, blue imprint on cream stock; linen-textured surface, white border on front; light foxing/toning spots on address half.

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Scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles, California, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scene-in-westlake-park-los-angeles-california-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.