tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post6672373565616640043..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Old Postcard Wednesday--Zoro Garden Nudist Colony, The California Pacific International Exposition 1935, San Diego, Calif.Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-76096919523380312242011-09-17T01:18:55.594-07:002011-09-17T01:18:55.594-07:00Roxana~ Just found your comment. I changed my sett...Roxana~ Just found your comment. I changed my settings so that I only monitor comments on posts that are four days old (because of my night owl ways, which tended to have them sit there until I woke up). Not coming upon yours appears to be a downfall to this new setting. :) <br /><br />So glad you liked the old postcard. It wasn't in the best shape but when I saw it for sale online the price was right because of that! Anyway, yes, that photograph is very iconic. And now you have me pondering the source. You know, it <em>may</em> just be a still taken from the documentary movie done that same year. I say that because in my mind's eye I am "seeing" that scene. It may be, however, that I have seen the image so many times that it comes to life in my mind! (I give all this to you totally drug-free, even if I sound stoned!) If I come upon an answer I will def let you know. The image chokes me up, always has, always will...as it is doing right now.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-56263582733232669802011-09-15T09:36:57.558-07:002011-09-15T09:36:57.558-07:00this is one of the most interesting old postcard p...this is one of the most interesting old postcard posts ever!!! i enjoyed the card and the information so much, not to mention to bit about the butterfly garden and the connection you made with Woodstock. that is a wonderful photograph, you call it 'iconic' so i suppose it is well-known, just to me it is new :-) is the photographer who took it anonymous?Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-18200433856028360162011-09-15T01:31:43.771-07:002011-09-15T01:31:43.771-07:00Pixies~ Excellent. Since I left "the office&q...Pixies~ Excellent. Since I left "the office" the business world has changed considerably, with things like that making work more fun (I would imagine).Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-28694983898961434442011-09-15T00:41:26.300-07:002011-09-15T00:41:26.300-07:00Lydia - even better. Our company has an instant c...Lydia - even better. Our company has an instant chat facility, with which i can speak to and work alongside with anyone in the world assuming they are online.Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-89132919117427897112011-09-14T14:26:47.600-07:002011-09-14T14:26:47.600-07:00Pixies~ That is nice to know that a resident of Wo...Pixies~ That is nice to know that a resident of Woodstock gave you kindly assistance recently. I assume via phone or email, as you did not mention a trip to the U.S. :)<br />I wondered if Olive's last name was Angelo, but in looking at the handwriting and other O's it truly does look like an S, making the last name Angels. Fascinating.<br /><br />Owen~ Your imagination is fired up today! Thanks for pointing out that Natural Color bit, as I hadn't thought of it in context with the card itself. :) <br />My grandmother's collection of cards is still in the majority, although I have been adding since beginning OPW. I find them online, and admit that I can spend way too much time just looking at what's available!<br /><br />Deborah~ Hey! Your butterfly profile pic looks like the butterfly kite in the Woodstock image! Now the post is complete.<br /><br />mythopolis~ I do too. :)<br /><br />Rob-bear~ Just the (bare) facts for this post, except I did not look into the cost. It is there in that guy's extensive history, I bet. Thing is, it seems that World's Fairs were so important to people then that funding may have even been a priority over other things. Without the Internet, I wonder if we would not still be creating World's Fairs. hmmmm....Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-59915949484693962302011-09-14T06:43:15.679-07:002011-09-14T06:43:15.679-07:00Thanks for giving us the bare facts about the Zoro...Thanks for giving us the bare facts about the Zoro Garden. I can see that this would have been an interesting addition to the California Exposition.<br />The Exposition itself strikes a bit of a surprising note, coming in the "dirty 30s." Obviously someone had a lot of money to put this event together. And I wonder what it cost to get into the Exposition.<br />Now it's a butterfly garden, which, itself, is awesome.<br />Thanks for the history lesson.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-35720452620224471482011-09-14T06:07:22.981-07:002011-09-14T06:07:22.981-07:00I love the dream like quality of the image...I love the dream like quality of the image...mythopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164758700393086005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-70626394979169737782011-09-14T05:26:30.844-07:002011-09-14T05:26:30.844-07:00Wow, that is a racy way for me to start the day ! ...Wow, that is a racy way for me to start the day ! ;-)<br /><br />I like how the card proclaims that it is in Natural Color. Looks like just about everything is natural there... :-)<br /><br />And then the post mark says "Buy US Bonds, Ask Your Post Master"... that could be misinterpreted also in this context. (note to self... get mind out of gutter) :-)<br /><br />Was Mrs Olive Angels a relative of Olive Oil ? <br /><br />My goodness, but how do you find these fabulous cards ???Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-86826018403067247812011-09-14T04:09:21.309-07:002011-09-14T04:09:21.309-07:00ok - so it may be me not being perceptive in the p...ok - so it may be me not being perceptive in the past, but is the postcard address to an Olive Angels? That alone is worth a mention<br /><br />I love the postcard of the nudist colony - although i would hope they would put on an apron when cooking to avoid splashes<br /><br />And in return for your train of thought re woodstock may i tell you that i had to ask a work question of a man living in woodstock the other week and he was most helpful :)Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.com