Historic Postcard Tour of the Mission Inn
This antique post card series provides a unique glimpse back to the heyday of the Glenwood Mission Inn. Descriptions are original text from the back of each post card. (From the inlandempire.us publications archive.)
1) Spanish Patio, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The Spanish Patio, with its tables for dining out-of-doors, is an especially attractive feature of the Inn. The fountain of Juan B. de Anza is decorated with Spanish tiles and curious gargoyles.
This antique post card series provides a unique glimpse back to the heyday of the Glenwood Mission Inn. Descriptions are original text from the back of each post card. (From the inlandempire.us publications archive.)
2) Spanish Patio, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The Spanish Patio, with its tables for dining out-of-doors, is an especially attractive feature of the Inn. The fountain of Juan B. de Anza is decorated with Spanish tiles and curious gargoyles.
3) Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The Alhambra Galleries of the Spanish Patio are adorned with carved brackets from the famous Alhambra at Granada. The slender arches, the iron railings, and the red tile pavements lend a very Andalusian atmosphere.
4) St. Catherine’s Well, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
St. Catherine’s Well, made of rough irregular rocks, is a picturesque feature of the court.
5) Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The Spanish Art Gallery is typical of medieval halls of Spanish castles, where ancestral paintings were hung. Here are displayed interesting canvasses and rare tapestries from Spanish and Mexico. The unusual ceiling of golden cloth is especially Castilian.
6) Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The arch, as in the Campanario, the Arcade, and other portions of the Inn, is typical of the mission architecture of the early Spanish days.
7) Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The Carmel Door is like the main portal of the Carmel Mission, the most beloved by Fr. Junipero Serra, its founder.
8) Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The historical parent Navel Orange Tree was sent to Riverside in 1874 from The Agricultural Department at Washington. From this tree and one other are descended all navel orange trees in existence. The huge Chinese Bell is from Nanking, and is one of the Inn’s most famous items.
9) Santa Cecelia Windows, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
The stained glass windows in the Cloister Music Room are noteworthy. Santa Cecelia seated at the organ typifies the sanctity of music. Many characteristic features of the Inn appear in the design.
10) Cloister Art Shop, Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, CA
In the Cloister Art Shop are to be found curious and interesting articles from all over the world. The old bells, crosses, Spanish chests, and rare pieces of furniture, brass and copper pieces are especially noteworthy.