From Retiring Guy's postcard collection
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Rose Bowl timeline
1922. Construction of horseshoe-shaped stadium completed. Capacity: 57,000.
1926. First local radio broadcast of Rose Bowl game.
1928. Enclosing south end of stadium adds 19,000 seats.
1931. Wooden parts of stadium removed and replaced with reinforced concrete. Seating capacity increased to 83,000.
1932. Stadium hosts cycling events of Summer Olympics.
1936. First sellout of Rose Bowl game.
1942. World War II blackout forces Rose Bowl game to be played in Durham, North Carolina.
1947. Pac10/Big10 agreement signed.
1949. 4th expansion increases capacity to 100,983.
1962. Rose Bowl game first to be broadcast nationally in color.,
1974. Seating capacity increased to 104,594.
1977. Hosts Super Bowl for 1st time.
etc. etc. etc.
Other greetings:
Lake Merritt, Oakland. (6/13/2017)
Oakland, California. (6/12/2017)
Greyhound Bus Terminal, Los Angeles (6/11/2017)
Coffee Dan's, Hollywood. (6/11/2017)
Brittingham's Radio Center Restaurant, Hollywood. (6/10/2016)
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel. (6/9/2017)
Pershing Square, Los Angeles. (6/8/2017)
Fox Carthay Circle Theater, Los Angeles. (6/7/2017)
Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood. (6/4/2017)
Hotel Teris, Los Angeles. (6/1/2016)
Broadway in Los Angeles. (5/31/2017)
Los Angeles Civic Center. (5/30/2017)
Southern California palm-lined street. (5/29/2017)
Downtown Los Angeles. (5/24/2017)
Giant Springs, Great Falls, Montana. (5/23/2017)
Hollywood Boulevard. (5/22/2017)
Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. (5/21/2017)
Brown Derby, Hollywood. (5/20/2017)
Southern California. (5/20/2017)
Mojave Desert (Joshua trees). (5/20/2017)
Rose Hill Motel in Mena, Arkansas. (5/20/2017)
Will Rogers Ranch. (5/20/2017)
Grauman's Chinese Theater. (5/18/2017)
Hollywood Boulevard. (5/18/2017)
Barstow, California. (5/17/2017)
California. (5/14/2017)
Parklabrea Towers, L.A. (5/14/2017)
La Jolla Children's Pool. (5/13/2017)
Los Angeles. (5/11/2017)
Laguna Beach, California. (5/10/2017)
California. (5/9/2017)
Los Angeles. (5/9/2017)
California. (5/8/2017)
Pomona College, Claremont, California. (5/7/2017)
La Jolla, California. (5/6/2017)
Hope, Arkansas. (5/4/2017)
Bakersfield, California. (5/3/2017)
Little Rock, Arkansas. (5/1/2017)
California. (4/28/2017)
Little Rock, Arkansas. (4/19/2017)
Superstition Mountain, Arizona. (4/15/2017)
Tucson, Arizona. (4/12/2017)
Phoenix, Arizona. (4/8/2017)
Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah. (4/8/2017)
Dothan, Alabama. (4/5/2017)
Mobile, Alabama. (4/5/2017)
Anniston, Alabama. (3/29/2017)
Little Rock, Arkansas. (4/19/2017)
Superstition Mountain, Arizona. (4/15/2017)
Tucson, Arizona. (4/12/2017)
Phoenix, Arizona. (4/8/2017)
Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah. (4/8/2017)
Dothan, Alabama. (4/5/2017)
Mobile, Alabama. (4/5/2017)
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