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Snowy View of Ventura Avenue
View of Ventura Avenue from the Cross. Snow covers Ventura Avenue and the mountains.
View of Ventura Avenue
View of Ventura Avenue from a hill looking west. Large building near the center bottom of photo is the DeAnza Apartments located on Simpson Street. Past the Avenue is Diablo Canyon on Taylor Ranch.
Ventura Avenue in the Rain
Street view of Ventura Avenue in the rain. Cars driving in background. Two cars are parked, one on each side of the street. Trees and palms line left side. Welding shop on right side.
Ventura Avenue in the Rain
Street view of Ventura Avenue in the rain. Car is driving on right side of street, away from viewer. Several other cars are parked on the left side of the street. Trees and palms line right side. Two stores visible, with signs for a welding shop and…
Marcella Anderson in 1901 Cadillac
Marcella Wilson Anderson (Mrs. Philip) sitting in a 1901 Cadillac in front of her father's business. Al. G. Wilson Service Shop, located at the northwest corner of Ventura Avenue and Main Street. Other automobiles and storefront behind Marcella. Sign…
Crooked Palm
View of a crooked palm tree on Ventura Avenue. Palm's trunk has a distinctive 90 degree bend to the right.
Westside of Ventura Avenue Looking West
Street scene of the west side of Ventura Avenue looking west, near the corner of Main Street. Shows vacant lot in center, fenced off lot on left, and unidentified buildings to right and in background.
Main Street and Ventura Avenue Looking West
Street view of the north side the corner of Main Street and Ventura Avenue looking west. Shows intersection. Unidentified buildings in distance. Mountains in background.
Ventura Avenue Flooded
Street scene of Ventura Avenue with street flooded. Shows cars driving through floodwaters. Storefronts visible on right side of scene, including Larsen's Market, Jerry's Beauty Salon, and Avenue Shoe Shop.
Ventura Avenue Road Scene
A view of Ventura Avenue. Road is unpaved with a horse-drawn wagon visible in the background on the right hand side of the image. A wood fence runs along the side of the road. Trees and other foliage are growing along the road and in the background.
Ventura Avenue, looking North
A view of Ventura Avenue as a dirt road, looking north. On the left side of the street is a tree-lined fence. A woman and young child are standing on the edge of the road. The site of Avenue School is on the left, out of view. In the background of…
Ventura Avenue Ice Plant
One large building with smaller sized buildings attached. Men standing in front of the building. One man is on a horse. Powerline in view. Vegetation in the foreground.
Ventura Avenue, Circa 1900
Bird's eye view of Ventura Avenue, running along the center of the image. The Avenue has one or two buildings visible. Mountains visible in the background. According to library records: "Above Gosnell house where oil
wells are. Old Notten house -…
wells are. Old Notten house -…
Canet Apricot Drying Camp
Group photo of eight men at work drying apricots on Canet Ranch on "The Avenue" in Ventura. The Avenue refers to Ventura Ave. Five men sit in front of a shed, while stand near apricot drying trays. Some trays are stacked and others are laid out for…
George Gilbert Home on Ventura Avenue
Exterior view of the George Gilbert home, a two-story home with a porch and balcony above the porch. View is from outside the front fence. People, presumably the Gilbert family stand on the balcony. On the porch, a girl is seated at a melodeon next…
Cañada Larga Bridge, 1899
View of the Cañada Larga Bridge from the banks below after it was newly built in 1899. Signs for Chaffee's, possibly a clothing store, visible in the image. Museum records indicate: "Cañada Larga new structure built in 1899 - rubble masonry abutments…
Cañada Larga Bridge
View of Cañada Larga Bridge, a small wooden bridge, Ventura Avenue, prior to 1899. Ventura Avenue is a winding dirt road.
Ventura Avenue, 1905
Bird's eye view of Ventura Avenue in Ventura, CA. View is looking north from Park Row according to library records. Several houses and small neighborhoods visible, as well as mountains in the background. Ventura Avenue runs along the middle of the…
Apricot Pickers on the Staire Ranch
Group photo of apricot pickers, men, women, and children, on the Staire Ranch standing in front of a pitting shed. Staire Ranch was on Ventura Avenue. On the right, the woman with dirty apron, hand to head, is Muriel C. Eells. Man in dark coveralls…
Aerial View of Ventura, 1947
Vertical aerial view of Ventura downtown and the Avenue area.
View of Ventura Avenue in 1914
A view of Ventura Avenue in 1914 prior to the boom.
Survey of Part of Rancho Ex Mission Tract 1
Map of survey of part of Rancho Ex-Mission Tract No. 1 made for Mrs. Augusta Rodriquez. Shows Park Row Tract, Dubbers Tract and Fix Tract. Shows portions of Ventura Avenue, Park Row Avenue, Olive Street, and Garden Place. Shows properties belonging…
Survey of Subdivision A, Rancho Santa Ana
Map of part of Subdivision A, Rancho Santa Ana, Ventura County, Calif. Showing Survey made for Ray G. Barnard and Clifford L. Smith. Shows portions of Ventura Avenue, Spring Street, County Road, Creek Road, the Robinson, Fawcett & Dean Subdivision,…
Survey of Lots 1 and 2, Valley Center Tract
Map of Lots 1 and 2 Valley Center Tract as recorded in Book 20 Miscellaneous page 46 showing Survey for C. E. Nunemaker. Shows portions of Ventura Avenue and Ranch Road.
Ventura Avenue and Hillside
View of Ventura Avenue from a hillside. Foliage on the hillside partially obscures the view. Las Palmas Chili Factory to the left of photo.