Color Postcard: "Venice At Night, California" on the front and "Venice California as Seen on Baloon (sic) Route Excursion Los Angeles Pacific Railway" on reverse

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Published by Newman Post Card Co: Los Angeles (1907-1911?), 1907

About this Item

Postally unused, light soiling, spotting, and creasing, corners worn. The Balloon Route Excursion was a very popular trolley car trip that went from Los Angeles to Redondo Beach. Advertised as "The Best $1.00 Trip in the World", it covered 70 miles in 7 hours, visting ten beaches, eight cities, and 28 miles along the beach. Charles M. Pierce managed the Balloon Route from 1904-1911 for the Los Angeles & Pacific Railway Company. Shown in the postcard is a beautifully illuminated nighttime scene of Venice's waterfront buildings. SCARCE. Newman Post Card Co. 1907-1960s.

Seller Inventory # 99-3382

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Color Postcard: "Venice At Night, California" on the front and "Venice California as Seen on Baloon (sic) Route Excursion Los Angeles Pacific Railway" on reverse
• Publisher: Newman Post Card Co: Los Angeles (1907-1911?)
• Publication Date: 1907
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana