Postcard History

July 26, 2024

Tag: Hippodrome Postcards

  • A Postcard History of the Hippodrome

    A Postcard History of the Hippodrome

    Hy Mariampolski

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    Conceived by the creators of the Luna Park amusement area at Coney Island, and constructed in 1905, the Hippodrome Theatre for a time was the largest and most successful theater in New York.

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
April 14, 2022 1 Comment
Postcard History wishes you a Happy Tax Day. We have discovered a very unusual circumstance concerning America’s taxing agency – the Internal Revenue Service. One way to think of it is – aren’t we happy there is no tax on postcards. The postage is bad enough. Have you mailed a postcard lately? The newest rate is 40¢.

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