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The Lily Pond, Mission Cliff Gardens, San Diego, California, circa 1935

Subjects
GardensLakes & Ponds
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of The Lily Pond, Mission Cliff Gardens, San Diego, California, circa 1935, c. 1915 linen postcard
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Back of The Lily Pond, Mission Cliff Gardens, San Diego, California, circa 1935, c. 1915 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A view across a still lily pond dotted with white and pink water lilies, with palm trees and dense subtropical planting reflected in the water and a low, tile-roofed garden building with flower beds at the left. Mission Cliff Gardens was a privately developed pleasure garden laid out in the early 1900s on the bluffs above Mission Valley in San Diego, reached by the city's streetcar line and famed for its palms, lily ponds and canyon views; the grounds later gave way to residential development. The card's linen texture and sunset-tinted sky are typical of the 1930s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

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PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
4517. THE LILY POND, MISSION CLIFF GARDENS, SAN DIEGO, CALIF. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY WESTERN PUBLISHING & NOVELTY CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
PostmarkedMay 24, 1923, 13:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Clara Phelps

Warren, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series4517
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Clara Phelps, Warren, NY
Place depictedSan Diego, CA
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, CA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; visible linen/canvas texture; production number 57820 printed at lower right. Postmark: SAN DIEGO CALIF. MAY 24 1:30 PM 1923. Divided-back white-border card with 1¢ green Franklin stamp; halftone-printed stock, pencil message written sideways along the left edge; light edge wear and slight toning.

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The Lily Pond, Mission Cliff Gardens, San Diego, California, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-lily-pond-mission-cliff-gardens-san-diego-california-cir-1915. Accessed October 24, 2026.