PostalPast
← Back to browse

Wishing Well, Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, CA, circa 1930

Subjects
GardensMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Wishing Well, Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, CA, circa 1930, c. 1930 printed photo postcard
Front
Back of Wishing Well, Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, CA, circa 1930, c. 1930 printed photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

A circular stone-and-brick wishing well with a wide rim stands in a garden at Ramona's Marriage Place in Old Town San Diego. A rustic wooden rail fence and overhanging tree branches frame the well, flowering shrubs grow behind it, and a small wooden sign hangs from a tree at upper left. The site was promoted as the marriage place of Ramona and Alessandro from Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona, and the historic adobe house and its grounds became a tourist attraction in Old Town. The well was presented as a source of good luck and secrets, part of the romantic lore that drew travelers to the site.

Postcard Details

Message

No message detected

PublisherT. P. Getz
WISHING WELL, RAMONA'S MARRIAGE PLACE, SAN DIEGO, CAL. THE WISHING WELL AT RAMONA'S MARRIAGE PLACE, OLD TOWN, SAN DIEGO, CAL. "Quaff ye the waters of Ramona's Well, Good luck they bring and secrets tell, Blessed were they by sandaled Friar, So drink and wish for thy desire."
Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

PublisherT. P. Getz
Series24064
ConditionVery good
Place depictedRamona's Marriage Place, San Diego, CA
Place mentionedSan Diego, CA
PublisherSan Diego, CA
NotesWhite border around the image; printed caption across the top margin; handwritten dealer mark "148" in the upper right corner. No postmark; unused divided-back card. Linen-textured stock with white border. Pencil dealer/price marks on back ("112", "2.00", "150/58"); no stamp affixed, no message or address written.

Cite this card

Wishing Well, Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, CA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/wishing-well-ramonas-marriage-place-san-diego-ca-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.