At the turn of the last century and into the 1940s, U.S. citizens would go to Mexico on a whim for shopping and entertainment, since Tijuana was just across the border from San Diego. During Prohibition, they could go there to drink. There was also gambling, but that ended in 1935. After that, it became more of a family destination.
This photo was taken in 1938. My mother is riding the burro and her mother is on the left, sitting with Esther and Grace Meyers.
Here's a postcard from about ten years earlier.
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Great post! How fortunate to have pics like that of family.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! The top picture is a stunning family photo and the postcard is as good as it gets!
ReplyDeleteNow that's what I call a proper donkey ride!
ReplyDeleteThat beats the donkey rides at Whitby.
ReplyDeleteOn seeing the title I immediately thought of Tijuana Brass,
Hi Christine, I love the photo of your family. Your Mom is a doll!
ReplyDeleteMy husband's Grandma Pearl used to drive her Mom and friend to Tijuana from Huntington Beach in an old Model-T ... she was 11 and their designated driver! Isn't that funny?
Cary's grandma on the other side said that when she moved to Huntington Beach, that land cost .50 an acre by the beach, but that nobody wanted it because you couldn't grow anything on the sand.
Thanks so much for stopping by to say hi. Well, since we don't live to far away, maybe some day we can meet in person. Have a wonderful weekend, and stay warm!
that brings back memories of our sojourns into Tijuana in the 60's, 70's, 80's when we visited relatives in Southern Ca. Such a cute pose atop a donkey and she looks so stable there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a way to travel! :)
ReplyDeleteHaving one's photo taken on a donkey cart was a popular thing to do in Tijuana. I have a chrome postcard with people on a decorated cart, wearing sombreros, and with a donkey painted to look like a zebra.
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That is a very funny photo, Postcardy!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness you mother is so young to be up there...she sure was a cute little girl too...nice pictures and great story....about way back when and what lenghts they could go just to drink and gamble.....
ReplyDeletePerfect piece of preserved family history.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous family photo! (the postcard is nice, too)
ReplyDeleteThat is neat to see your mother posed on the donkey to make a great photo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious memory! Love the postcard, too.
ReplyDeletenice post!!
ReplyDeleteduring the prohibition, if some went to mexico for some fun, plenty came to montreal for the same. we had quite the red light district back then. i saw recently an exhibit on Ste-Catherine street which crossed the red light district back then. (still does...)
your prohibition, our gain!!!
:)~
HUGZ
Fabulous photograph - and matched and enhanced with a postcard. thanks for continuing to share these with us here on Sepia Saturday.
ReplyDeleteThat photo is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to collect photos of folks on the Tijuana donkeys.
Folks used to also go down there to go to the racetrack. My folks included in the 1940s. Then as a child I can remember going to Tijuana when I was around 4 years old. My folks bought me a colorful table and chairs and a matching set for my dolls. Alas none of it came out of storage. I used to enjoy going to Tijuana. That's not going to happen anymore.
The photo of your mom on the donkey is adorable! Everyone in the photo looks so comfortable. And then I noticed in the family photo, on the very right, you can just see the lettering on the sign for the "Foreign Cl" but that's all we see. Great photo and postcard. My family and I grew up too far from Tijuana to ever have visited so it's fun to read other peoples' memories. Thanks.
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