Thread: What did your town look like back in the day of the penny postcards?

North Dakota hasn't changed much

I remember when they took this building down. of course, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul had long since stopped using it.

[img width=450 height=282]http://www.usgwarchives.org/il/ogle/postcards/svdep.jpg[/img]

of course, all the post cards from my county are of my city.

This is the Good Council buildings where the School Sisters stay for the catholic schools here in town, that building is still exactly the same.
My brother went to that highschool and I attended the catholic school system until 8th grade.

[img width=450 height=287]http://www.usgwarchives.org/mn/blueearth/postcards/goodc.jpg[/img]

This is the Court House, still exactly the same lol.
That is literally two blocks away from me

[img width=450 height=284]http://www.usgwarchives.org/mn/blueearth/postcards/becch.jpg[/img]

Ah the Hubbard Miling Co.... thats been changed some with additions etc.
The Hubbard House (the owners old place) is now a historic "mansion" here in town, someone wants to buy it and turn it into "high class apartments" lol

[img width=450 height=287]http://www.usgwarchives.org/mn/blueearth/postcards/hubmil.jpg[/img]


This is Front Street... about three blocks away from my house. Most of those buildings are still standing, a couple in the back of the picture arn't.
Mankato has really tried to preserve an essence of our old town feel in one area of town (which is where this picture is).
Before the "recent" expansion to the downtown area, what is picture here was pretty much what the downtown consisted of.
That area is now known as the "Old Town" district.
Btw, theres a fuckton of snow

"Vikes_King" wrote:

of course, all the post cards from my county are of my city.


[img width=450 height=288]http://www.usgwarchives.org/mn/blueearth/postcards/mkftst.jpg[/img]

What's the stuff in the street?

[img width=450 height=286]http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh215/dcboardr41/ahast2.jpg[/img]

downtown Allentown, which is now extremely run down and ghetto, you dont wanna walk down Hamiltion BLVD at night

"BadlandsViking" wrote:

"Vikes_King" wrote:

of course, all the post cards from my county are of my city.


[img width=450 height=288]http://www.usgwarchives.org/mn/blueearth/postcards/mkftst.jpg[/img]

What's the stuff in the street?

Snow?
;D

"BadlandsViking" wrote:

"Vikes_King" wrote:

of course, all the post cards from my county are of my city.


[img width=450 height=288]http://www.usgwarchives.org/mn/blueearth/postcards/mkftst.jpg[/img]

What's the stuff in the street?

I think it's cocaine.

"AngloVike" wrote:

"cajunvike" wrote:

"singersp" wrote:

Check out your old stomping grounds during the times of the penny postcard.

Click on the state and then on the county to see old penny postcards from that area.

[size=13pt]Penny Postcards[/size]

What's a county?
:P

spoken like a true city dweller... ;D

Nope....guess again

"cajunvike" wrote:

"AngloVike" wrote:

"cajunvike" wrote:

"singersp" wrote:

Check out your old stomping grounds during the times of the penny postcard.

Click on the state and then on the county to see old penny postcards from that area.

[size=13pt]Penny Postcards[/size]

What's a county?
:P

spoken like a true city dweller... ;D

Nope....guess again

Haha Cajun, being from Louisiana, would refer to them as parishes, not counties.

A fine Winter's day in downtown Fairbanks:
[img width=450 height=291]http://www.usgwarchives.org/ak/fairbanks/postcards/2ndave.jpg[/img]

Summer contrast:
[img width=450 height=288]http://www.usgwarchives.org/ak/fairbanks/postcards/fairbanks.jpg[/img]