postcards, part 5

Trains + streetcars.

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"Leaving Santa Fe Bridge over Mississippi River at Fort Madison, Iowa"

"Illinois Terminal 300. One of three sets of streamlined equipment purchased new in 1949 by the Illinois Terminal Railroad. These modern, fast interurban trains were complete with dining and parlor-observation cars."

"The Busiest Corner in Beaumont, Texas"

"Fort Bragg, California. One of the nation's most scenic railroads, connecting Fort Bragg with Willits. Affectionately nicknamed "The Skunk," its conductor daily delivers milk, bread, and baggage to isolated homesteaders and camps distributed over the 40-mile long mountainous forest."

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postcards, part 4

This time around I chose city scenes from my collection of postcards. I love the linen postcards and artwork from the 1930s and '40s, the feel and color of them are so unique. These selections feature places I've had the opportunity to see myself (New York, Columbus), others to hopefully see in the future (downtown Boston), and the Carthay Circle Theatre, well... it's alive in film and photographs and, in a way, on Buena Vista Street. Enjoy.

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The Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles opened in 1926 and was demolished in 1969. 

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While the Deshler Wallick was demolished in 1970, the adjoining LeVeque Tower and Palace Theatre still stand.  

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As this is part 4 of an ongoing and potentially infinite number of postcard entries, feel free to catch up with the previous entries via the links below. I've already got a theme picked out for part 5, so it shouldn't be long.

Postcards, part 1.
Postcards, part 2.
Postcards, part 3.