Time to turn around

The Levy Family Motoring Trip of 1940 made it to Portland……and then, it seems, they turned around.

I’m not sure where these photos are from and they aren’t very good ones, at that.  But it’s still fun to see some of the sights and to know what the family found interesting.



I wonder where this coastline is?  I can safely say it is in either Oregon or California.

This is an interesting photo – were they tempting the buck with a treat above his head.



Just like the caption said, this one is pretty cute.  Not just the deer but the cute young man (my dad) with it.

And another unknown location.  All I know is that it is a ‘small inlet’.  Thanks for the clue, Scrapbooker.



These photos are pretty boring.  I’ve learned over the years that most photos that don’t include a person or a special place mean nothing many years later.  These are no exception.



Yawn.

And this one is just weird.  What in the heck is this creature?



By the looks of this postcard, they seem to have made it back to the Redwood Forest. 



And then on July 10 it was back to The Eureka Inn.  And just like any good Levy would do, of course they had to keep the bill.  This time they were in rooms 357 and 358 and they wired someone – wouldn’t it be great to know more about that?



Apparently they forgot that they’d already bought this postcard and included it earlier in the scrapbook.  Now that’s the sign of a true pack rat!  I wish I knew the story behind the “kennels”.



And then it was on to Benbow…..again.



While not the exact postcard from above, it’s pretty darned close.  Maybe they thought this return trip was sparse when it came to memorabilia.

Now we get to see the Benbow Docks.  Looks like a nice spot to relax and read a good book.



And last but not least, what would a stop be without a copy of the bill?  Interesting that one room was $6.00, the other was $4.50 – wonder which was which.  And can you imagine feeding a family of four dinner for $5.00 and breakfast for $3.00?



I found this on the back of the bill.  Were they keeping track of all the charges, figuring out their bank balance, or just what?  Boy, wouldn’t they have loved a calculator or an Excel spreadsheet?



Heading farther south next time where they’ll stop for a visit with some family.

Pictures, Bills, Etc.

When I last wrote HERE, I had started to go through my grandfather’s scrapbooks.  So now I’ll add a few more pages.



This is going to be interesting as I find out what a trip like this cost.  The more I look at this scrapbook, the more I’m thinking it was the work of my dad’s brother, Robert Levy.  Maybe I’ll be able to tell better as I go through the book.

At closer look, I can see that the family stayed at The Clift in San Francisco on June 30, 1940.  Grand total for the room – $13.00!  I remember my grandparents coming to the hotel when they’d visit San Francisco – looks like the tradition started many years before.  I’m puzzled thinking that a family of four, which included sons who were 13 and 20, would have stayed in one room, especially since my grandparents never seemed to be that “type” of parents.  Maybe the 1112-14 indicates they had rooms 1112 and 1114?



And a few photos.



That’s Uncle Rob – the caption of “Look at the Buick” just makes me think he wrote that. 



Sig and Loraine in front of the hotel.  I’ve said over and over again how short Sig was – you really get a feel for it here since Grandma was maybe only 5’ 4” tall.

And Loraine and Gordon (my dad).



AND this -



I think this is showing that they had two rooms – room 104 and 105.  And one was $6.00 per night, the other $4.50.  Add a few dining room charges and tax and they were up to a grand total of $18.74.




Looks like a very serene place. 

Then they were on to Eureka.  This postcard has the caption “On the way to EUREKA”.



And then on to the Eureka Inn - that’s my dad, Gordon, and Loraine.



And a postcard that was “touched up” – not sure what that meant.



And finally the bill – this is captioned “This comes every day.  Why?” 



Okay, that’s definitely two rooms – room number 349 and 350.  $10.00 per day for TWO rooms?

It’s fun to see where they stopped on their way north.  More to come!