Vintage Postcard Lot Monterey Colton Hall California Coastal Harbor Marina Boats

These two postcards illustrate Monterey's transition from a major 19th-century political hub and mid-century industrial canning harbor into a peaceful, highly sought-after mid-century coastal tourist destination filled with pleasure yachts and preserved heritage sites

Colton Hall served as the monumental meeting place for the California Constitutional Convention of 1849 where the state's first constitution was drafted. Monterey Harbor is noted for its immense commercial fishing history, famous for producing salmon, squid, abalone, and sardines.