1920 San Diego CA Handwritten Letter Cost of Living La Jolla Fishing Social Life For Sale

1920 San Diego CA Handwritten Letter - Cost of Living, La Jolla Fishing, Social Life

4 pages Approximately 5.5\" by 8.5\" and folds

A charming and historically rich four-page handwritten letter dated October 13, 1920, written from 2498 Market Street, San Diego, California, addressed to \"Dear Lu.\" The writer (signed \"Hatton\" or similar) offers a vivid, candid snapshot of everyday life in post-WWI San Diego.

Highlights include:

• Cost of living observations — Sugar down to 13 cents (from 35 cents when they left Florida); potatoes now ten pounds for 33¢; eggs still high at 70¢; butter ranging from 40–50 cents a pound. The writer notes that California living is no higher than Florida, and many things are cheaper.
• A day of fishing at La Jolla — The writer describes being taken to La Jolla (noted as \"about 14 miles north of town\") by their landlord, fishing off the pier in the ocean, catching lots of fish including \"Spanish Mackerel,\" and getting fresh fish at the local market.
• Social life and family news — References to a letter received from \"Albert,\" who was in San Francisco and planning a visit; news that Aunt Fannie would be coming to visit after returning from New York; mention of a larger and more pleasant apartment with three rooms and a bath atop a hill with fine views of the bay and mountains of California and Mexico.
• Civic observations — Notes the town is hard to see from the streetcar system, and that as far as country goes, California is \"far ahead of Florida.\"

Condition: Age-toned with some foxing and ink show-through; pages are legible and intact. A wonderful primary source document reflecting life in early 1920s Southern California — perfect for California history collectors, ephemera enthusiasts, or social history researchers.