Very attractive and historic Patterson real photo postcard showing Route 101 street view of Crescent City, California. Great signage including: (at left) McNamara's Market and at sidewalk level three rows of Ferry's Seeds, Del Norte Pharmacy Drugs and underneath Liquors, Parking Limit & Kodak Film sign, Traveler Shoe Shop, McGilvary's Fountain News. (M?) elrose Lunch, Town Tavern, Tire Service Driver, more (At left) on telephone pole advertising sign dated May 7th, 1938 for some sort of Ball. Also Central Hotel, Grill Seafood, Sportsman's Club and more. Please compare this card with my other Crescent City Patterson card. Nice classic cars.
According to Real Photo Postcard Guide - The People's Photography by Bogdan and Weseloh 'Patterson, Frank (1883-unknown) was born in Klickitat, Washington. He ran a studio out of Medford, Oregon where he produced real photo cards of tourist accomodations and scenery in the 1920s and 1930s. He supplied more than 220 merchants with his postcards in the mid-1920s from Eugene to Redding and from grants Pass to Ukiah on the Redwood Highway. In 1927 he employed eight skilled workers and claimed to have sold more scenic postcards than any producer in the West. In 1929 he moved to Santa Rosa, California, where he continued his postcard production (Morris 1994b)'
Unsent, (DOPS stamp box - based on signage late 1930s) divided back with light corner bumping & toning. Very Fine condition.
According to Wikipedia: (more at website)
Crescent City (Chetco-Tolowa: Taa-’at-dvn,[9] Yurok: Kohpey,[10] Wiyot: Daluwagh [11]) is the county seat and only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California. Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, Crescent City had a total population of 7,643 in the 2010 census, up from 4,006 in the 2000 census. The population includes inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison, also within the city limits, and the former census-designated place Crescent City North annexed to the city. The city is also the site of the Redwood National Park headquarters, as well as the historic Battery Point Light. Due to the richness of the local Pacific Ocean waters and the related catch, and ease of access, Crescent City Harbor serves as home port for numerous commercial fishing vessels.
The city is located on the Pacific coast in the upper northwestern part of California, about 20 miles (32 km) south of the Oregon border. Crescent City's offshore geography makes it unusually susceptible to tsunamis.[12] Much of the city was destroyed by four tsunami waves generated by the Good Friday earthquake off Anchorage, Alaska in 1964. More recently, the city's harbor suffered extensive damage and destruction due to tsunamis generated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake off Sendai, Japan. Several dozen vessels and many of the docks they were moored to were destroyed as wave cycles related to the tsunamis exceeded 8 feet (2.4 m). Its climate is also very moderate, with very cool summers for its latitude as a result of intense maritime moderation. Nearby inland areas behind the mountains have significantly warmer summers.
The area that is now known as Del Norte County[13] was and still is inhabited by the Yurok (Klamath River Indians) and Tolowa Nations of indigenous peoples. The first European American to explore this land was pioneer Jedediah Smith in the early 19th century. He was the first European American to reach the area overland on foot in a time before the European Americans knew anything about such a distant territory. For him it was literally "Land's End" — where the American continent ended at the Pacific Ocean. In 1855 Congress authorized the building of a lighthouse at "the battery point" (a high tide island on the coast of Crescent City) which is still functioning as a historical landmark.[14]
European explorers first visited the area now known as Crescent City by ship in the late-1820s.[15] Europeans began moving to the area in the 1850s. Crescent City was incorporated as a city in 1854.[16]
Highway access is provided by U.S. Route 101 that runs directly through the city, connecting the Oregon Coast to the north and Eureka to the south. U.S. Route 199 begins just north of Crescent City and heads northeast to Grants Pass, Oregon. The junction of U.S. Routes 101 and 199 is one of only two junctions of two U.S. Routes in California, the other being the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 395 in Bishop.
SkyWest Airlines formerly conducted passenger flights to and from Del Norte County Airport (also known as Jack McNamara Field) as United Express until April 7, 2015. The majority of flights connect to San Francisco International Airport.[48] PenAir has contracted to begin services to and from the airport with Saab 340 turboprop aircraft beginning September 15, 2015.[49]
Local public transit is provided by Redwood Coast Transit and by various taxi companies. Crescent City is also served by Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach, Curry Public Transit, and POINT.
The Crescent City Harbor serves as a commercial fishing port for salmon, shrimp, tuna, cod, and dungeness crab commercial fishing vessels. The Harbor is also home to multiple fishing and non-fishing related businesses and harbor governmental offices. The Crescent City Harbor also has several pleasure boat docks.
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