September 15, 2026
Tag: Theatre Postcards
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Mystery Card #5
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Help us solve this mystery. It’s opening night at the Glen Theatre. The house is full, the people are waiting for the lights to dim. It’s all happening at 34th Avenue and Boulevard. The mystery is we can’t find the city. Good luck.
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A Postcard History of the Hippodrome
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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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January 8, 2023 10 Comments
Goat carts appeared in cities around the world in the late-19th and early-20th centuries and kids of all ages loved them. A ride cost only five cents and the experience lasted in memory forever and has come down through the decades as a cherished topic for postcard collectors.