Here's an early (1901) unused Detroit Photographic Company postcard of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
A sometimes rambling blog about my postcard collection, Mostly vintage, some new, a bunch of linens with a touch of chrome.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Sunday, February 15, 2015
KPRK - Livingston, Montana
The KPRK radio building in Livingston is on the National Register of Historic Places. To the right of the front door, a plaque says that Missoula architect William Fox designed the building, complete with the "stylized radio tower" above the front door, in 1946.
According to reports in the Livingston Enterprise, the station has stopped broadcasting from the historic building. All broadcasts are now fed from the Bozeman, MT offices.
Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Here are a couple of unused linen
cards from Rock City
Gardens near Chattanooga , Tennessee .
I have never been to Tennessee
and have never heard of this ancient rock formation that has a view of 7
states! Pretty cool!
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
Fe train with Fred Harvey
Company meal service. The later trains also offered air conditioning, a
barber, beautician, steam-operated clothing press, even a shower-bath.
The California Limited was one
of the named passenger trains of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It
ran between Chicago , Illinois and Los
Angeles , California .
Billed as the "Finest Train West of Chicago," it made its first run
on November 27, 1892.
It was withdrawn on June 15, 1954, giving it the longest tenure of any train on the
Hollenbeck Hotel, Los Angeles
The Hollenbeck Hotel circa 1912
John Edward Hollenbeck (June 5, 1829 - September 2,
1885) was an American businessman and investor who was involved in the 19th
century development of the city of Los Angeles ,
California .
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 streamlined superstructure, art
deco styling, and luxurious amenities. The vessel was a popular attraction
for locals and tourists, and was voted second only to the Space
Needle in popularity among visitors to Seattle during the 1962 Seattle
World's Fair. The ship is known as the world's first streamlined
vessel for her unique art deco styling.
On or about January 22nd 2015 the Kalakala
will take her final voyage. She will be towed from her moorage in the Hylebos
Waterway to the Blair Waterway where she will be scrapped
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 wealthy New England industrialist
and avid automobile supporter, who became the most notable when he offered a
$2,000 trophy to the AAA to be competed for by the touring cars.
The race itself began on July 12th, 1909, but,
being designated the pathfinder vehicle, the E-M-F ventured out 3 months
earlier on April 12th with tour officials to measure, map and photograph the
tour route in time for publication for all tour participants.
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