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Greetings From Los Angeles:
Vintage Postcard Views of Los Angeles County

Postcards, Greetings from Los Angeles, California

Postcards were the Instagram of the past. Through our collection of now more than 930 vintage postcards, we take you on a virtual tour of Los Angeles County's past, from the early 1900s through the mid-20th Century. Many of these cards were mailed long ago (some more than a century ago) with personal messages from senders, telling of their time in Southern California. All images are of original postcards in our collection.

Since February 2023, we added 385 new postcard images to this collection.

To find these new additions, look for "New Addition" stars within each heading.

  • Alhambra
  • Altadena
  • Antelope Valley
  • Arcadia
  • Atwater Village
  • Bellflower
  • Baldwin Hills
  • Boyle Heights
  • Burbank
  • Carthay Circle
  • Civic Center
  • Claremont
  • Culver City
  • Compton
  • Downtown
  • Echo Park
  • El Monte
  • El Pueblo de Los Angeles
  • Encino
  • Exposition Park
  • Farmer’s Market
  • Freeways & Highways
  • Glendale
  • Glendora
  • Griffith Park
  • Growers
  • Hermosa Beach
  • Hollywood
  • Homes of Famous People
  • Huntington Park
  • Jefferson Park
  • La Cañada Flintridge
  • La Verne
  • Lakewood
  • Lincoln Park
  • Long Beach
  • Los Angeles International Airport
  • MacArthur Park
  • Malibu
  • Montebello
  • Mountains
  • Ocean Park
  • Pasadena
  • Pershing Square
  • Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Redondo Beach
  • San Fernando
  • San Gabriel
  • San Marino
  • San Pedro
  • Santa Catalina Island
  • Santa Monica
  • Schools & Colleges
  • Sierra Madre
  • South Gate
  • South Pasadena
  • Studio City
  • Torrance
  • Union Station
  • Universal City
  • Van Nuys
  • Venice
  • Whittier
  • Wilmington
  • Wilshire Boulevard

Find links below to each heading.