When winter grips the Northeast and Midwest, snowbirds head south to escape the freezing temperatures and snow. A popular destination of the 1940s was Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Let’s take a postcard visit to Sarasota and imagine how pleasant an exchange of cold northern gusts
As we have in the past, on every Fifth Sunday of the year, Postcard History features short articles on unique postcards – cards that are as rare as Fifth Sundays. This month the topics are as diverse as ever.
Andy D-day, a Bull
For nearly a century, from 1919 when it moved to New York from Philadelphia where moralists were pushing it out of town until 2014 when Lady Gaga insisted on being the establishment’s final performer, Roseland was New York’s and America’s arbiter of
What are you drinking is a question that at sometimes in your life is the most important question of the day. That was not so for me. Let me explain.
In my profession, the Friday afterwork cocktail party was routine. Since I spent most
Of the forty-four countries in Europe, Portugal ranks fourteenth with a population of just over ten million. Officially the Portuguese Republic includes the offshore archipelago of the Azores and the island of Madeira. (See PostcardHistory.net, Madeira – Isles of the Blessed: January 17,
When Gordon Hope Grant died on May 7, 1962, one month short of his 87th birthday, he left behind a legacy of seventy-four years of service to his art and his country. In his lifetime he was widely known
Since 1894 a statue of Pennsylvania’s founder has been atop the Philadelphia City Hall. It is a bronze statue of William Penn by Alexander M. Calder. It was cast in fourteen pieces and is alleged to have taken nearly two years
June is the traditional month for weddings. Named for Juno, the Roman goddess of femininity and marriage, it seems a logical choice. Its popularity is certainly derived from convention, but also makes sense in another way. Since June is the graduation month, it marks
Just off Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Court Café was a must stop for the hungry traveler. The menu featured a wide range of sea food, steaks, poultry, chili con carne, and enchiladas with egg, pork, or chicken. There
Since the early days of motion pictures, a favorite pursuit of tourists visiting Los Angeles has been to see the homes of the movie stars. There is no need to hop on a crowded tour bus, let’s make a visit through postcards and see the
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