Description
Cypress Street in Abilene, Texas, glows at night, a tall building brightly lit against a dark blue sky. Cars and streetlights illuminate the scene in muted blues, browns, and yellows. This vintage postcard, likely from the 1980s, offers a glimpse of Abilene’s history as the largest city in West Central Texas, established in 1881.
Front Text (cleaned):
Cypress Street, looking south, Abilene, Texas.
Back Text (cleaned):
Abilene is the largest city in West Central Texas, serving an agricultural and grazing region of 22,000 square miles. The first systematic attempt at settlement was made in 1852 when the U.S. Army established Fort Phantom Hill. Actual founding of Abilene dates from 1881.
