Sunset Trail and Palisades, Santa Monica, CA, 1926

Subjects: Coastal Scenery Gardens Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1926 (White Border)

Back of Sunset Trail and Palisades, Santa Monica, CA, 1926, c. 1926 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The view looks out from a rustic timber pergola on the Sunset Trail in Palisades Park, Santa Monica. A hanging sign marks the trail, flower beds and shrubs line the walk, and the Pacific and hazy coastal mountains stretch beyond. Palisades Park follows the bluff above Ocean Avenue, a long public promenade of lawns, palms, and overlooks that gave Santa Monica its seaside character. The arbor fits the park's early twentieth-century landscaping, when rustic structures framed views for strollers and sightseers. Daisy's note to Doll is ordinary summer correspondence: a planned trip, the cost of two weeks away, and the need to be back for school. She hopes to see everyone before long, provided the children or someone else does not get sick.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Doll, Hope to see you all before long providing the children or some one dont get sick so we cant come. I feel sometimes like giving up the trip this summer as it seems a shame to spend so much money for just 2 weeks, but I have just waited on Dan & now he is so busy yet we wont get started till the 18 or so, I did want to come sooner Nell & Ben thinks we ought not come, but I am if possible but will have to get back in time for school will just have to try to see those we know as fast as possible. Love to all from all Daisy.

PostmarkedST PAUL, August 17, 1926

Addressed to

Mrs Nill E. Heller

# 222 East Bowman St. Wooster, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 17, 1926, ST PAUL
Publisher	M. Kashower Co.
Series	307
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Nill E. Heller, # 222 East Bowman St., Wooster, OH
Place depicted	Palisades Park, Santa Monica, CA
Stamp	2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; printed card number 307 at top of image; small printer's mark at lower left of image. Postmark: PALISADES CALIF AUG 13 1926. Divided-back POST CARD with MADE IN USA and publisher imprint (Pub. by the M. Kashower Co., Los Angeles, Cal.); MK monogram in wreath at top center of back; 2-cent Washington stamp; heavy toning/staining and edge wear.

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Sunset Trail and Palisades, Santa Monica, CA, 1926, postcard, c. 1926. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunset-trail-and-palisades-santa-monica-ca-1926. Accessed November 3, 2026.