Postcards Etcetera

A sometimes rambling blog about my postcard collection, Mostly vintage, some new, a bunch of linens with a touch of chrome.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The California Limited in Crozier Canyon - Arizona

A Detroit Publishing Company "Phostint" for the Fred Harvey hotel chain. The California Limited was the first Santa ...

Hollenbeck Hotel, Los Angeles

The Hollenbeck Hotel circa 1912 John Edward Hollenbeck (June 5, 1829 - September 2, 1885) was an American businessman and investor...

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

RPPC - The Kalakala Ferry - Puget Sound, Washington

The Kalakala was a ferry that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967. Kalakala was notable for her unique str...

Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Glidden Tour - Detroit to Denver

The American Automobile Association (AAA) sponsored the Glidden Tour. The name "Glidden" comes from Charles J. Glidden, a wea...

Oddfellows Hall, Union Lodge #1 - Denver Colorado

Although this 40's linen postcard is for the Oddfellows Hall, I believe Le Moine's appliance store got some free advertising! ...

Saturday, March 1, 2014

"The Most Varied Trip in Holland" - Circular Tours

I don't have but a hand-full of foreign postcards in my collection and will be the first foreign card that I've posted on Postc...

Hotel Shaw - San Francisco, California - 1942

The Hotel Shaw was built in 1909, originally as a two story office building named the Capitol Building . In 1936, five additional floo...

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