Description
Polk Street, Amarillo’s dazzling “Main Street,” shines brightly at night with neon lights and parked cars. This vibrant scene captures the shopping and amusement heart of this fast-growing Texas city. This Paramount-produced, Art-Colortone postcard from the 1930s showcases a bustling street scene.
Front Text (cleaned):
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The best-lighted "Main Street" in America!
Paramount
Elena
Robert
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Polk Street, Amarillo, Texas. Looking north from Ninth.
1939, McCormick Co., Amarillo—Photo 33514
Back Text (cleaned):
DISTRIBUTED BY MCCORMICK CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS, AMARILLO, TEXAS
Amarillo, Tex. (Pop. 60,000), hub of Northwest Texas, is noted for Polk Street, the shopping and amusement center for this fast-growing railroad, cattle, oil, and distribution city.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
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