New York City was the undisputed leader of world-wide night life from the end of Prohibition into the 1960s. In countless nightclubs revelers could eat and drink to their hearts’ content.
Most, but not all postcard collectors actively seek cards from their hometowns. Those who live in places where there are unusual landmarks, important buildings, and historical sites can have a field day. One well-known collector has 117 cards of the same hotel in Atlantic City. Here is a west coast story of hometown collecting.