Category: Vintage

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Fort Worth, Texas

Beautiful “Skyhigh” skyline. Trinity River in foreground.

This is the famous Trinity River which will be made navigable to barges and pleasure boats from the Gulf of Mexico to Fort Worth.

Unusual in the picture is Leonards large, free parking lot and two of their subway cars, also free to the public. The “M and O” is the world’s first privately owned subway.

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“Playland”

Rye Beach, Rye. NY

One of the most beautiful amusement parks in the world. Owned and operated by Westchester County. Comprises over 200 acres, “Playland” occupies a choice site on Long Island Sound. Large lake, shaded walks, beautiful flowers, and shrubs, top-notch amusements. A visit to “Playland” is an unforgettable experience.

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Penang, Malaya

Penang, Malaya
November 4, 1953

This is the life for me! A beautiful beach on a tropical island, interesting shopping, fine weather and no work. Tim and Tom are becoming masters of the 9 course dinners and enjoying everything as much as we are . We arrived here Sunday and will be flying to Bangkok on Friday. The boat cruise was very nice, we’ll probably come home that way! However, many more trips like this and we’ll have to wire you for money for the trip home!

Love, Bill

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Pine Lake, Michigan

Rotunda Inn. On the Scenic North Shore of Pine Lake only 27 miles from Downtown Detroit. One of the most beautifully located and unusual Inns of its type in this section of America.

The food at the Rotunda is recommended by Duncan Hines in his “Adventures in good Eating”. Hundreds of People travel many miles each year in order to dine here.

Adventures in Good Eating: good eating along the highways and cities of America.
Dunkan Hines 1880-1959

From the 1952 Edition:
PONTIAC, MICH. Rotunda Inn
27 Mi. N.W. Detroit – Just off State Hwy. 218. Open all year, 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. A superior country inn, having an English dining room. Turkey, fried chicken, Lake Superior white fish, steaks, variety of relishes, homemade pastries, including hot honey-nut rolls. B., 50c – $1.00; L. 90c – $1.50; D. $1.65 – $4.50. L. Excellent overnight accommodations. 

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 1966

I am in Minneapolis and hope to telephone you. I will go back to Virginia in New York tomorrow. We saw Jonny and DC Becker last night. They wanted to be remembered to you. I hope you are enjoying camp.

Love, Bill

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 1966

Tom and I are with Papa eating a steak after being in Minneapolis and seeing “Thunderball” last night. So far today we have slept and taken a drive, and even saw your camp! Imagine that —

Tim

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Livingston, Montana

These postcards are from the turn of the century (1900). It was apparently all the rage to make your photographs into postcards and send them to people.

This one is also to my great aunt in Waterloo, Iowa.

November 1914

The beginning of the postcard is not legible.

…. They told me you have my old room and some of my left overs no doubt. Well, be good to them. How is your mother? There have been some Sunday afternoons I have thought I must run in.
Love to all, Clara

I’m pretty sure, Clara was her first cousin.