I acquired this postcard recently and wanted to share. It depicts Mission Valley in San Diego. While the exact date is unknown, it is likely from the early 1920’s. So much has changed in this view. It appears to be near I-805 at the south side of the valley and is looking east toward Mission Trails Regional Park. The stadium would be just outside the view to the left. The road along the bottom of the postcard roughly follows Camino Del Rio, which was the predecessor to US 80 / I-8 in the valley.
What a great post card…probably taken from Friars’ road near the old dairy. You can see a rare view of the San Diego river as it wound thru the valley [where the shopping malls are now] My Father, Brother, and I used to bass fish there in the 50s and early 60s, before the river was diverted underground thru concrete tunnels to make way for the shopping mall.
The view is on the south side of the valley with Camino Del Rio running along the base of the cliffs. This is more looking toward Grantville, judging by the large bend in the river and proximity to Pyles Peak and Cowles Mountain.
That is nice and close-in! A then and now comparison would be shocking!