Postcard: Monarchs of New York City

"New York City has a population of over 7,500,000 people and is known everywhere as the "Sky-scraper City." Radio City, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Woolworth Building, are some of the tallest and largest buildings in the world and form an integral part of New York's famed skyline."

As so many are in New York City this week for fashion week, I thought this postcard was a sweet reminder of the Americana aspect of New York - that just seeing the skyline is a big deal to most everyone in the world (except for us jaded fashion & retail & commerce types who get blindsighted by business each visit.)

Apart from calling the great buildings "Monarchs" - an apt description - the charming font, stripes, and images of the buildings when they were fresh and new transports you to another time. Sent in 1948, the message from "Mother & Dad" describes a trip along the eastern seaboard:

"Had a nice ride on bus, crossed Hudson R. on Ferry to Jersey City where we left on Baltimore & Ohio train to Wash D.C. from there to Chicago."