| | Historic U. S. Highway 70 Through Arizona on Vintage Postcards - Page 5 |
CONTENTS
| Introduction | NM Border to Globe | West of Globe to East of Superior | Superior to East of Mesa | Mesa and Tempe | Phoenix - East | Phoenix - West | West of Phoenix to Wickenburg | West of Wickenburg to California Border |
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 | "Howdy from Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Bob Petley, Phoenix, Arizona. Unused. Circa 1950s. |
 | "Arizona Acres Mobile Home Resort. 9421 East Apache Trail, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Henry McGrew Printing, K. C., Mo. Number 32184. Unused. Circa early 1960s. |
 | "Stevensville Sunset Trail Ranch. 8615 East Apache Trail, Mesa, Arizona. Adult de-luxe park - take any size trailer...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by W. M. Mastin Photo, Gilbert, Ariz. Printed by Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York. Number 6650-C. Unused. Circa 1960s. |
 | "Seven Gables Court. 8129 E. Main, Mesa, Arizona. On U. S. Highways 60-70-80-89". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 13423. Unused. Circa 1950s. |
 | "Broadview Motel. 8008 E. Apache Trail, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Aurora Postcard Company, Aurora, Missouri. Printed by MWM Color Press, Aurora, Mo. Number 11,178A. Postmarked 1963. |
 | "Dave Morgan's Velda Rose Mineral Baths. 5700 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number S-47480. Postmarked 1964. |
 | "Westernaire Motel. Route 4, Mesa, Arizona. Five miles east on U. S. 60-70-80-89". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Phoenix Specialty Adv. Co., Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by Dexter Press, West Nyack, N.Y. Number 3849B. Unused. Circa late 1950s. [This is at 5414 E. Main St.] |
 | "Venture Out. 5001 E. Apache, Mesa, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, MO. Number 591057. Postmarked 1966. |
 | "Aztec Travel Trailer Resort. 4220 East Main Street, Mesa, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, AZ. Number 341291. Unused. Circa late 1960s. |
 | "Trailer Village. Travel trailer park. 3020 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Modern Color Printing, Mesa, Arizona. Unused. Circa late 1960s. |
 | "Trailer Village. Deluxe travel trailer resort. 3020 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Modern Color Printing, Mesa, Arizona. Circa late 1960s. Postmarked 1972. |
 | "Trailer Village. Deluxe travel trailer resort. 3020 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Modern Color Printing, Mesa, Arizona. Unused. Circa late 1960s. |
 | "Sunland Motel. 2602 E. Main St, on Hwys. 60-70-80-89, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Dan Zudell Photography, Phoenix, Ariz. Number 107,748. Unused. Circa late 1960s. |
 | "Sunland Motel. 2602 E. Main St, on Hwys. 60-70-80-89, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Harris Studio, Mesa, Ariz. Number 104976. Printed by K. Unused. Circa late 1960s. Date of 4-9-70 in written message on back. |
 | "Apache Motel. Mesa, Arizona. On Highways 60, 70, 80, 89, just two miles east of Mesa, and 17 miles east of Phoenix...". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by MWM, Aurora, Mo. Number 11,585F. Unused. Circa 1940s. [This was at 1859 East Main St., Mesa] |
 | "Horseshoe Service. 1534 E. Main, (U.S. Hwys. 60-70-80-89), Mesa...". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by R. H. Zimmerman, Apache Junction, Ariz. Printed by Tichnor Bros., Boston, Mass. Number 88194. Unused. Circa late 1940s. [Notice the price of gasoline - 27.9 cents per gallon!]. |
 | "Matta's Mexican Food. 932 East Main St., Mesa, Arizona. Located on U.S. Highways 60-70-80-89...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Modern Color Printing, Mesa, Arizona. Unused. Circa late 1960s. |
 | "Matta's Mexican Food. 932 East Main St., Mesa, Arizona. Located on U.S. Highways 60-70-80-89...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Modern Color Printing, Mesa, Arizona. Unused. Circa late 1960s. |
 | "El Rancho Motor Motel. 719 E. Main St., Mesa, Arizona. On U.S. Highway 60-70-80-89...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number S2062. Unused. Date of "June 17, 1959" written on back. |
 | "The Arizona Latter Day Saints ("Mormon") Temple, Mesa, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Curteich, Chicago. Number 3B-H158. Unused. 1943. |
 | "The Arizona Latter-Day Saints ("Mormon") Temple, Mesa, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Bob Petley, Phoenix, Arizona. Number C104. Unused. Circa late 1940s. |
 | "Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) Temple. ...Mesa, Arizona, ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Bob Petley, Phoenix, Arizona. Number K28. Unused. Circa 1950s. |
 | "East view of Mormon Temple. 525 East Main, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 98194. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Mormon Temple. Mesa, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Frye & Smith, San Diego, California. Number 5269. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "West view of L.D.S. Mormon Temple. 525 East Main, Mesa, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 98195. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Mesa, Arizona. An aerial view of the famous Mormon Temple looking east". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number S-56811-1. Unused. Circa late 1950s. [U. S. 70 (Main Street) runs diagonally from the top of the large grassy area at the left side all the way to the right side]. |
 | "Utahna Motel, 456 E. Main, Mesa, Arizona. ...on Highways 60-70-80-89". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Phoenix Specialty Advertising Co., Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by Dexter, West Nyack, N. Y. Number 24065-B. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Looking east on Main Street, Mesa, Arizona -- Superstition Mountain in distance". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Curteich, Chicago. Number OC-H870. Unused. 1950. |
 | "Greetings from Mesa, Arizona. Looking east on Main Street toward the beautiful Superstition Mountains. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number M103. Number S7514-2. Unused. Circa 1950s. |
 | "Mesa, Arizona. The beautiful broad main thoroughfare in Mesa well deserves its national designation as U. S. Highways 60-70-80". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Ariz. Number 040458. Unused. Circa early 1960s. |
 | "Marquee Drive-In. 216 E. Main, Mesa, Arizona. ...Located on U. S. Hwys. 60-70-80-89". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Arizona Color Card Corp., Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by Dexter, West Nyack, N. Y. Number 26339-B. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Winter Garden Motor Court, Mesa, Arizona. On U. S. 60, 70, 80, 89". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by MWM, Aurora, Mo. Number 9583. Unused. Circa 1940s. |
 | "Arizona Winter Garden Motel. 131 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona. U. S. 60-70-80-89 East". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Phoenix Specialty Adv. Co., Phoenix, Ariz. Number C-18787. Postmarked 1964. |
 | "Arizona Winter Garden Motel. 131 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona. U. S. 60-70-80-89 East". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by General Printing, Mesa, Arizona. Unused. Circa late 1960s. |
 | "El Portal Hotel, Mesa, Arizona". Real photo postcard. Published by The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee. Number B242. Postmarked 1944. [This is located at 12 E. Main St.]. |
 | "Maricopa Inn, Mesa, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. Number K1556. Unused. Circa late 1940s. [Notice the change in name for this hotel from the previous postcard]. |
 | "Maricopa Inn. Route 60, 70 and 80, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 28941. Postmarked 1959. |
 |  | "Maricopa Inn Motor Hotel. On Routes 60-70-80-93, 3 East Main Street, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 75638. Unused. Circa late 1960s. [I have another one that is postmarked 1969]. Here is a matchbook from the same hotel! |
 | "Wagon Wheel Lodge, Mesa, Arizona. On State 87, one block off U. S. Highways 60, 70, 80, and 89, 106 South Mesa Blvd.". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by MWM, Aurora, Mo. Number 10,870. Unused. Circa 1940s. |
 | "The Lost Dutchman Lodge. 560 S. Country Club Drive, on Hiway 87, 1/2 mile so. of U.S. 60-70-80-89, Mesa, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Kim Color Cards, John Day, Ore. Number E-14863. Unused. Circa 1940s. |
 | "San Jo Motel. On Highway 60-70-80-89, 524 W. Main St., Mesa, Ariz.". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Phoenix Specialty Adv. Co., Phoenix, Ariz. Number 22256. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "The Feed Bag. Western Dining Room. 544 W. Main St., Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Ariz. Number SC1309. Unused. Circa 1950s. |
 | "The Feed Bag Western Dining Room. 554 W. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Jim Sexton, Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by H. S. Crocker Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Number PH-1005. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Peter Pan Motor Hotel. 620 W. Main St. (U.S. 60-70-80-89), Mesa, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. Number 19041. Unused. Circa 1940s. |
 | "Rouch's Eating House. 809 West Main, Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Modern Color Printing, Mesa, Ariz. Unused. Circa 1960s. |
 |  | "El Morocco Lodge, 1226 West Main, Mesa, Ariz. Hiways 60-70-80-89". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Oelke Professional Photography, Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by Dexter Press, West Nyack, N. Y. Number 88274. Postmarked 1956. Here is a matchbook from the same lodge! |
 | "The Plainsman Lodge. Mesa, Arizona. A beautiful new lodge located one mile west of Mesa on U. S. Highways 60, 70, 80 and 89 ... 1338 West Main ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 8048. Postmarked 1958. |
 | "The Plainsman Lodge. Mesa, Arizona. ...located one mile west of Mesa on U. S. Highways 60, 70, 80 and 89...1338 West Main". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Phoenix Specialty Advertising Co., Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by Dexter, West Nyack, N. Y. Number 35751-B. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Sir George's Smorgasbord Houses. ...Mesa location - 1744 West Main". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 96603. Unused. Circa 1960s. |
 | "La Mesita Lodge. 2254 W. Main St., Mesa Arizona. ...On U. S. Highways 60-70-80-89. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 13313. Unused. Circa 1950s. |
 | "The Skelly's La Mesita Lodge. 2254 W. Main St., Mesa Arizona ...on U. S. Highways 60-70-80-89. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 26679. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Motel Cloverdale. Route 3...3-4 mile west of Mesa, Ariz. on U. S. 60-70-80-89". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by MWM, Aurora, Mo. Number 10,860. Unused. Circa 1940s. |
 | "Harman's Red Barn Restaurant. On U. S. Highway 60-70-80 between Tempe and Mesa, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 25924. Unused. Date of "Mar. 6, 1958" in written message on back. |
 | "Whisperin Wind Lodge, 1814 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe, Arizona. Four National Highways 60-70-80-89-Ariz. 93". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Phoenix Spec. Adv. Co., Phoenix, Ariz. Number C-13400. Postmarked 1960. |
 | "Hi-O-Hi-O Motel. On U. S. 60-70-80-89, Tempe, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. Number K1431. Unused. Circa 1940s. |
 | "Tempe Motel. On Route's 60-70-80-89, 947 Apache Blvd., Tempe, Arizona". Black & white linen-texture printed postcard. Published by National Press, North Chicago. Unused. Circa 1940s. |
 |  | "Sands of Tempe Motor Hotel. Adjacent A.S.U., on U. S. 60-70-80-89, 601 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by H. S. Crocker Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Unused. Circa late 1950s. Here is a matchbook from the same hotel! |
 | "Breezy Palms Motor Hotel. U. S. Highways 60-70-80-89, 420 Apache Blvd., Tempe, Arizona". Maroon chrome-style printed postcard. Published by A. C. Ullrich, McHenry, Illinois. Unused. Copyright 1954. |
 | "Portion of campus, State Teachers' College, Tempe, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Curteich, Chicago. Number 4B-H636. Number M-6. Unused. 1944. [This is now Arizona State University]. |
 | "Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. This aerial view shows the rapidly-expanding campus...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 77883. Circa 1960s. Postmarked 1972. [The divided highway going from the right edge and curving to the left edge is U. S. 70]. |
 | "Grady Gammage Memorial Auditiorium. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. This last large design of Frank Lloyd Wright...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 99719-B. Unused. Circa early 1960s |
 | "Grady Gammage Memorial Auditiorium. Last large design of Frank Lloyd Wright. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 79498. Postmarked 1965. |
 | "Tempe TraveLodge, 902 Mill Avenue, Tempe, Ariz. U. S. 60-70-80-89-93". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Publisher not given. Number C-15229. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Tempe TraveLodge, 902 Mill Ave., U.S. 60, 70, 80, 89, Ariz. 93". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 29628. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Tempe, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number S3314-2. Number K90. Postmarked 1960. [This is looking north on Mill Avenue which is U. S. 70]. |
 | "Looking north on Mill Street, Tempe, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Curteich, Chicago. Number 0C-H869. Number M-6. 1950. |
 | "Tempe Beach, public swimming pool at Tempe, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Curteich, Chicago. Number 4B-H637. Published 1944. Postmarked 1947. |
 | "Tempe Bridge, Apache Trail, Arizona". Color printed postcard. Published by H H T Co. Number 15190. Unused. Circa 1920s. |
 | "Bridge, U. S. Highway 80, Tempe, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Herz Post Cards, San Diego, Calif. Printed by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago. Number 6A-H708. Number 606. Unused. 1936. |
 | "Tempe Bridge, Tempe, Arizona. The bridge across the Salt River was completed in 1934...U. S. Highways 60, 70, 80, and 89". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 5829. Unused. Circa 1950s. |
 | "Trans Travel Motor Hotel, 625 No. Mill Ave., Tempe, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Phoenix Specialty Adv. Co., Phoenix, Arizona. Number 310862. Unused. Circa late 1950s. |
 | "Park Riviera Motor Hotel, 625 No. Mill Ave., Tempe, Ariz.". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number S-62120-4. Circa late 1960s. Postmarked 1970. |
 | "Picnic grounds on East Van Buren near Tempe, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 44947. Postmarked 1964. |
 | "Legend City. Phoenix-Tempe, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by All-Tom Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. Number P53232. Unused. Circa 1960s. [This was an amusement park a couple of blocks south of U. S. 70]. |
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