Description
This vibrant postcard shows bustling Polk Street in Amarillo, Texas, circa 1934, featuring the City Drug Store and other businesses. The view, looking south from Fifth Avenue, captures the lively atmosphere of the street with cars and pedestrians. This colorful depiction of Amarillo, a growing metropolis in the 1930s, offers a glimpse into the past.
Front Text (cleaned):
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Polk Street, Amarillo, Texas. Looking south from Fifth Ave.
City Drug Store
No. 1 Rexall
Mastercraft Tailoring Co.
Copyright, 1934 by McCormick Co., Amarillo
Fox Drug Co.
4A-H1929
Back Text (cleaned):
Amarillo, Texas, pop. 50,000. Metropolis of Northwest Texas and of the great Panhandle-Plains, wheat, cattle, oil and gas empire, larger than Pennsylvania in area.
How are you all? Hope you are well and fed good.
