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Windmill and half-timbered building, Solvang, CA, 1971

Subjects
GardensHistoric TowersTown & City Views
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1971 (Modern)
Front of Windmill and half-timbered building, Solvang, CA, 1971, c. 1971 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

A large windmill with a domed cap and four lattice sails stands beside a half-timbered building with a red tile roof. Flowering plants and tall yellow hollyhocks grow along the building's front. Solvang, in the Santa Ynez Valley, was founded by Danish immigrants in the early 20th century and styled its downtown after Danish village architecture, with windmills, half-timbering, bakeries, and gift shops. The sender's note calls it a Scandinavian town with tourist shops and "exceptional yummy cookies," a fitting description of the village's Danish-themed center.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Grandma - This is a [illegible] scandanavian Town which has tourist shops + exceptional yummy cookies. So we are indulging ourselves. Had a good Trip - on the way home now love Carol

PublisherActual Photo Co.
Windmill in Solvang, Calif.
PostmarkedSOLVANG, CA, April 21, 1971
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Lena Stegall

55 S. Lincoln Aurora, IL 60505

Postcard record

Postmarked, SOLVANG, CA
PublisherActual Photo Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Lena Stegall, 55 S. Lincoln, Aurora, IL, 60505
Place depictedSolvang, CA
Place mentionedWest Germany, Germany
PublisherActual Photo Co., La Jolla, CA
Stamp6c United States flag, red and blue
NotesWhite border; printed 'Actual Photo' at lower right; color photo postcard. Postmark: SOLVANG, CALIF. APR 21 PM 1971 93463. Divided-back glossy chrome-era card with white border; 6c Flag stamp; imprint Actual Photo Co., La Jolla, CA, finished in West Germany. Dealer pencil mark 'RML5 2-' at top right.

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Windmill and half-timbered building, Solvang, CA, 1971, postcard, c. 1971. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/windmill-and-half-timbered-building-solvang-ca-1971. Accessed November 2, 2026.