Seattle is also bringing back streetcars. See the official Seattle Streetcar website for details.
As for the message on the back, it's page #2 of an extended message, so it doesn't begin or end on this card. Make of it what you will:
2. mine (you can get them for fifty cents for any camera and they are well worth while and got portraits of about all the bunch. As long as you don't know the people, and wouldn't probably be interested in the portraits as you would the scenery I'm going to keep them to look at myself until I come home - when I'll show them to you. I have prints of all of that the others took that I was in - too.
I have got mixed up with a jollier, more congenial bunch of young people and we were all just like one big family. After "being in the family" so long, I felt pretty blue at leaving them, and I'm afraid my blueness was a good deal to blame for my not writing sooner. There is quite a
And with that abrupt ending, we're off to card # 3, which along with card #1 is not in my possession. It means we don't know who the sender or the recipient was. All we have is that little snippet from the middle.
Great postcard, it's a shame that all these buildings fall into disrepair, I hope the current restoration is better.
ReplyDeleteWhen ever I see such old pics I just close my eyes and imagine myself there (of course with the help of a time machine) And just now I heard the clang clang clang of an approaching tram.
ReplyDeletei just love the color on these old cards! this is a fabulous one!
ReplyDeletestreetcars coming back to Seattle?..another reason to visit!!!
I think it is unusual to see two train stations right next to each other. Your "Tram Tuesday" made me think I might like to do a "Train Tuesday," but now I had another idea--"Transportation Tuesday."
ReplyDeleteKing Street Station has been is a state of renovation for 20+ years. I hope they get somewhere with it within my lifetime! That false ceiling from the 60's is hideous. Now Portland's station is something to be proud about!
ReplyDeleteNice! And glad to hear the station is being restored.
ReplyDeleteThe 'two-station' condition Postcardy mentions is a bit odd, but the city sort of ran with the duality theme, and has the both the pro football and baseball stadiums right next to the stations too- you roll right by them when you come in on Amtrak, quite an interesting view...
ReplyDeleteFabulous card....I just love it!
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