Washington County Utah Postcards

The following postcards show the old St. George that many of us remember -- back when the area's economy was based on tourism and agriculture. The views from the Red Hill and Black Hill show cultivated fields where you now find homes and businesses. The motels and restaurants were busier in the summer than in winter back in those days as they catered to the traffic from California, Nevada, and others passing through our area on their way somewhere else. Everyone knew when California's schools ended for the summer and when their Easter vacation was so there would be enough help on duty in the restaurants, gas stations, and motels during those times. Deer season in late October was a also big time in southern Utah. Many deer hunters came from California to hunt in our area with local hunters acting as guides. My grandfather and father both helped feed their families by running a deer camp at our ranch each year. Before the days of the I-15 freeway, cars had to travel on old Highway 91 over Utah Hill, through the Shivwit Reservation, Santa Clara, and finally St. George which was a good stopping place. My husband and I remember looking out our back window watching bumper to bumper cars on old Highway 91 between Santa Clara and St. George on the day after school let out in California. Now there is just as much or more traffic on that same road but it is all local.
I hope you enjoy looking at the postcards, most of them are mine although a few are scans that were sent to me. I'm always watching ebay and hope to buy more to add to this collection. -CBA

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Bennett Motor Court	Bennett Motel	Big "D" Motel	Big Hand Cafe	Big Hand Cafe-1938	Big Hand Cafe2
Big Hand Cafe3	Big Hand Cafe4	Big Hand Cafe5	Brigham Young Home	Brigham Young Home3	Brigham Young Home2
Brigham Young Home4	Carolina Pines Motel	Colonial Motor Court	Colonial Motel	Conoco Motel	Coral Hills Motel
Coral Hills Motel2	Old County Courthouse	Dick's Cafe -old-	Dick's Cafe	Dick's Restaurant	Dick's Cafe3
Dick's Cafe4	Dixie College	St.GeorgeState Academy	Dixie College Gymnasium	Dixie College Sign	DixieJrCollege Buildings
Dixie Palms Motel	DUP Museum	El Pace-O Lodge	El Pace-O Lodge2	El-Peso Motel	Golf-Course Red Hills
Gorge Virgin River	Hails Motel	Hails Motel2	Haven Motel	Lee Motel	Lyn Mor Motel
Milne Motor Court	Milne Motor Court2	Milne Motor Court - AAA	Milne Motor Court4	Motel St. George	b/w Multiple Photo Card
Multi-photo card - color	Post Office	Power Plant	Premium Oil Motel	Red Bluff Motel	Redland RV
Red Mesa Motel	Royal Inn/ Jolley King	Rugged West Motel	Sands Motel2	Sands Motel	Shady Acre Motel
Shady Acre Motel2	Snow Canyon Dixie State Park	Snow Canyon2	Southern Motel Jensen's	Street1 (blvd)	Street 2 (blvd)
Street 3 (blvd)	Street 3b (blvd)	Street 4 (blvd)	Street 5 (blvd)	Street 6 (blvd)	Street 7 (blvd)
Street 9 (blvd)	Street - Panorama	Sugar Loaf Cafe	Sugar Loaf Cafe2	Sugar Loaf Cafe3	Sugar Loaf Cafe4
Sugar Loaf Cafe - Ad	Sugar Loaf Cafe - miles	SunBowl 1948	SunBowl close-up	SunBowl - aerial	Sunset Motel
Sunset Motel2	Tabernacle -old-	Tabernacle 1952	Tabernacle 2	Temple 3	Temple 4
Temple 5	Temple 6	Temple 7	Temple 8	The Dixie sugarloaf	The Dixie - horse
Town from from Black Hill	Town from from Red Hill	Town - early from Black Hill	Town from Red Hill	Town from Black Hill	Town from Black Hill - Bluff
Trafalga Restaurant	Trafalga/ TravelLodge	Trafalga Restaurant	TraveLodge Trafalga insert	Wittwer Motor Lodge	Wittwer Motor Lodge2

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