Main Street, Ventura

Image

Main Street, Ventura postcard
Main Street, Ventura postcard

Title

Main Street, Ventura

Identifier

20110 PC

Description

A view looking east on Main Street from Oak Street showing many commercial brick buildings. There is a sign projecting over the sidewalk on the north side of the street advertising "Magby's Garage". A single gas pump is located in front of Magby's. Passenger cars are diagonally parked along both sides of Main Street. In addition, there are a couple of small trucks on the street. Two bicycles are propped up against a curb. The street and sidewalks are paved. Lampposts for street lighting are visible along the sidewalks.

Caption on both cards: "Main Street. Ventura, Cal."
One card has a typed caption taped over the lower part of the image: "About 1921 looking east from Oak St."

[MacGregor Bros., Ventura, Cal. (Postcards of Quality, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.)]

Creator

MacGregor Bros.

Date

Circa early 1920s

Format

Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm

Subject

Ventura--Street Scenes--Circa 1925
Ventura--Streets--Main St.
Ventura--Views--Circa 1925

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Is Referenced By

MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards

Number of Copies

2

Collection

Citation

MacGregor Bros., “Main Street, Ventura,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed March 29, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5681.