Here is another linen postcard that was never mailed. It shows "Main Street" of Lexington, Kentucky about 1940.
Like all "linen' postcards, this was a hand-colored photograph; the buildings, and the arrrangement of the structures, was not invented.
I love these cards for the painterly aspect of the images, and for the glimpse of city life as it was in a previous generations ago (or, two generations ago)
I would be glad to hear from anyone who lives in this area or is familiar with the town.
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Yeah, I'm familiar with the town. Last year we drove to Lexington instead of Louisville because neither of us was paying much attention after we passed Florence Y'all and Big Bone Lick. I knew immediately when I woke up and saw all the white horse fences that we were in the wrong place.
I collect these and photo's for the same reason ! ;0)
Janna is like that.
Trish, I am glad to hear it.
It is great to see that the downtown can be recognized, even after seventy years!
It sounds like a great road trip, Janna.
Please don't forget to send a card to Sandy, regardless of the wrong turns you might have made.
I collect these and photos...:
I'm always thrilled to meet another collector, Mrs.Road Runner.
I'm fairly new to postcard collecting, but I find the old cards enormously interesting.
Sorry that I missed you, Kate.
When you enlarge the image, it is revealed as "Ben Snyder's Department Store".
This is an interesting card, Peter.
I have never visited Lexington, and was glad to learn that at least one of the old buildings is still there.