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More New Acquisitions to the Castle5000 Boring Postcard Collection
The year 'round greenery of Southern California's magic climate
Thanks again, Morgan!

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On the Beach
F L A M I N G O   A P T .   M O T E L
904 No. Strand    Phone: (714) 722-8849
OCEANSIDE, CALIF.

Rooms, 1 and 2 bedroom apts., fully quipped kitchens.  2 patios, enclosed garages, shuffleboard.  Swimming, Surfboarding, Sportfishing.  3 blocks south of new boat Harbor. . .  2 blocks north of fishing pier.  Paul & Marion Heinbach, owners.

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Bungalow Drive, Gilman's Relief Hot Springs, San Jacinto, Calif.

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C1606
The year 'round greenery of Southern California's magic climate is a feature of Ferndale Lawn, a part of Greenwood memorial Park and Mortuary, San Diego.  The Park has one of three mortuaries in California located within cemetery grounds.

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New Acquisitions to the Castle5000 Boring Postcard Collection
a flower filled, sun drenched patio mausoleum
Thanks, Morgan!

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C1608  
Court of Sunshine, a flower filled, sun drenched patio mausoleum located in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mortuary, San Diego, California.  Court of Sunshine is designed and landscaped in the manner of early California.

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CARNATION LAWN at MELROSE ABBEY MEMORIAL PARK

MELROSE ABBEY MEMORIAL PARK
Santa Ana, California
Largest Mausoleum in Orange County

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OAK HARBOR, WASHINGTON

This aerial shows Mt. Baker rising in the background of the North Cascades.

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CALIFORNIA CHRISTIAN HOME FOR THE AGED.  ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA

8417 EAST MISSION DRIVE, ROSEMEAD, CALIF.
A Home of The National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church

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The Disillusionment of Jigsaw Puzzles
Now to octopi band!

The first Wednesday Post giveaway in, like, forever!

Every three years or so, whether I need to or not, I like to offer up a few completed jigaw puzzles.

This time it's one of Cezzane's famous series of "French Guys Playing Cards."  It has 1000 highly squiggly pieces, and although they are on a regular grid I must warn (or entice) you that the limited color palette makes this a real butt-thumper among jigsaw puzzles.  Here's a poor photograph!

If you would like to have this impeccably artsy puzzle sent to you -- perhaps by the Wednesday post! -- just say so in the comments.  If you kind of want it, but someone else seems to have already claimed it, then it is only sporting to advance a counter-claim.  If you dislike jigsaw puzzles, there's nothing wrong with that.

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I Got a Postcard from La Gringissima!
Did YOU get a Postcard from La Gringissima?  I got a postcard from La Gringissima!

I think it's lovely.  It's like Paul Klee was knocking around with some scrap fabric and a sewing machine, and decided to lift my spirits by sending me something in the mail.

"But wait!" you cry.  "That's not a postcard!  That's a little quilt thing!"

But it IS a postcard!

I encourage all readers to send me handcrafted objets d'art to lift my spirits.  Also, cookies.

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Chicken In A Basket
A Postcard Puzzle.

We were recently sent this wonderfully boring postcard by a friend of the enterprise.  She presented it as a puzzle by covering the caption on the back and asking:

Guess Where?

In full disclosure, I must admit that I had to confess I had no reasonable idea, and also that when Mrs.5000 gave her guess I said "Nah, that's not right."  Needless to say, Mrs.5000 was right.

In what American city was this postcard photographed? 

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Exploring the Evergreen State, Part X
Similar to many year round beautiful drives in this Pacific Northwest Wonderland.

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Great news for people who haven't been enjoying our tour of Washington: this is the last stop on our tour of Washington!  We end where we began, back in Seattle, the state's great metropolis.  From here, we will return to our various homes on different trains, or perhaps by plane!  But I'm sure we will always remember the many sights and attractions of the Evergreen State, especially those of a hydroelectric nature!

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730: GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Posted: February 8, 1945

Dear Mom,

Everything fine.  Kids O.K.  Linda & Johnny's cold almost gone.  Everyone here just fine.  Hope you are same.

Rains so hard here the drops bounce on the sidewalks & hit you in the face.

Love, Ruth & Kids.





VOLUNTEER PARK
One of Seattle's many beauty spots.  The Seattle Art Museum may be seen just beyond the water storage reservoir.  Lake Washington in the distance.

Posted: July 6, 1964

Dear Marie & Charlie,

We might drop in to see you on the way back which might be around next Monday.  If your not home that's OK & if you are its OK.  Peggy
Love, Ethel




LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
Similar to many year round beautiful drives in this Pacific Northwest Wonderland.

Posted: August 3, 1960

Enadel and I are in the Pacific Northwest to visit her many kind folks here.  Now are spending a couple of days in Seattle.  I am returning to L.___ next week but Enadel will stay on a little longer

Fritz



ART MUSEUM, VOLUNTEER PARK, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
The new one-million dollar Seattle Art Museum in Volunteer Park is noted for its fine collection of Oriental Jade.  From the steps of the museum building it is possible to see the peaks of more than 26 mountains, including Mr. Rainier, Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, and Mt. Olympus.

Posted: [redacted]


Pfc. Wilhelm J Wojeck 357555760.
Co. A. 391 Inf. A.P.O. 98
c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.

Passed by Army Examiner 34273, Joseph W. Stunkel




Seattle, Washington
An interesting view of Seattle, Washington from the central buisness district across LakeUnion toward the northern residential area.  Showing on the right is the freeway, part of U.S. Highway [Interstate] 5, which runs from Mexico to Canada without a single stop sign.

Posted: [illegible]

Seattle April 8th.

Dear Marylyn, Just a card to let you know, I got here safely.  Grace is still very ill, don't know if, and when she will be home.  I am having a good time with my old time friends.  Today lunch at the Space Needle.  Dinner in West Seattle tonite.  Hope all is fine with you.

Love, Thera
Jackie

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Exploring the Evergreen State, Part IX
Am leaving soon. That's all.

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From the Olympic Peninsula, we really only have one more new leg on our tour of Washington, so we will cross over Deception Pass to visit Bellingham and the Skagit River country.

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58 DECEPTION PASS BRIDGE, WASHINGTON

Posted: April 1, 1940

Dear Aunt:

Arrived O.K.  Met by Count.  Say "hello" to Tuppence.  Am leaving soon.  That's all.

Love, Betty



View of Washington's Mt. Baker National Forest and 9,030-foot Mt. Shuksan.  The Pacific Northwest and all the West Coast are linked by daily United Mainliners with Chicago and "all the East."

Posted: April 1, 1940

Dear Sarah and Walden,

It was sure a beautiful day we all had last Monday -- Laura was benefited by such a pleasant outing and Oscar made happy.  Peg got home Thurs. P.M. and soon will be back in the school room.

Thanks for the delicious lunch and pleasant time.

Love, Ethel



SKAGIT RIVER near Concrete, Washington.

Posted: August 14, [illegible]

Hello Nellie -- We have had sunshine every day.  Clammed one day & got a diaper pail full of clams.  They were yummy.  Will be home after 21st I think.  Hello to Mrs. Derloc.

Love, Susanne & Ralph



DIABLO DAM.  The first large installation of Seattle City Light's Skagit River Power project.

8-8-62
 
Dear Florence, We go into Canada to-morrow, up the Frazer River Hiway.  Have had some rain but have enjoyed it and no hot weather.  Thanks for my nice card [illegible].

Love, Grace [illegible]



BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
This view shows a portion of the metropolitan area of Bellingham with Mt. Baker and the Cascades in the Background.

Wed 6/7/67

This is one view of Bellingham.  The college would be off to the upper right.  It sits on the top of a very steep hill looking down on the city and the bay.

Jackie

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Exploring the Evergreen State, Part VIII
No golfing in Washington so far!

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Our tour of Washington has taken us from the cities of Puget Sound, over the Cascades at Mt. Rainer, to Spokane in the east, and then westward again along the hydroelectric projects on the mighty Columbia.  Today we head all the way to the western edge of the continent, on the rugged and isolated Olympic Peninsula.

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FOUNTAIN -- STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS, OLYMPIA, WASH.
The Insurance building forms a background with the dome of the legislative building beyond.

Posted: June 10, 195?

Hi -

We are having such a good time here. Everyone seems fine -- although they get pretty tired -- Tonite we are going to see Anni's pictures at the church & go up to M & P's aftwerwards along with the Ahirn's & Valleys. About 20-24 are being planned for. Sure wish you were here too.

Bye -- Freddie



303 Sunset of Discovery Bay, Washington

Greetings from Mrs. Earl Jenkin

12/14/45





THE BAILEY RANGE as viewed from Hurricane Ridge Lookout. In the foreground may be seen the highway which makes this vantage point accessible to the motorist. A few miles to the south along this ridge is located the famous Hurricane Ridge Lodge in Olympic National Park.

11/25/1978

Dear Bill

The snow is melting now! No golfing in Washington so far! Grandad is doing great! Grandmother is recovering well. We leave for Colton & Freddie's today. Will stop at uncle Don's on way home. He is moving into the new house which is not finished. He will finish the miscellaneous things after moving into the house. He has about 10 horses & 5 dogs. I played golf at Stockton & Red Bluff which was great. Fireplace wood is cheaper here! "Hold the fort" til we return -- love Dad




OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON

[unintelligible] paved road leads along the crest of Hurricane Ridge. A trip well worth the time to "America's Last Frontier."

Posted: June 2, 1971

Hi. Hope you are feeling better than when I left, am doing O.K. up here and enjoying every minute I it, But sure is cold, will be glad when back in Sunshine, which will be about June 15th.

Love Thelma






Entrance to the Lake Quinault Lodge situated in the heart of the Olympic Peninsula Rain Forest

Lake Quinalt Sept 20, 1970

Dear Wilma & Bob

We are still enjoying our Caravan. We each dug our limit of razor back clams at Kalaloch. This lodge at Quinault is still very good. We have eaten here twice & thought of you.

By now The Youngs.




BEACH AT TRAIL #4 at the Kalaloch area of Olympic National park offers visitors opportunities to observe and study inter-tidal plants and animals. Park rangers lead guided tidepool walks in this area during the summer.

Posted: June 18, 1973


Dear Arthella

I hear it's been HOT!! in the midwest -- we wanted to swim in the Pacific but it's been too cold and rainy -- we've been wet for 2 days! Has been beautiful weather up to now -- hope it improves!

Jenni Jaune [??]