Description
This vintage postcard captures a vibrant street scene on Austin’s Broad Congress Avenue, showcasing a mix of hotels and furniture stores in the 1950s. The Texas State Capitol majestically rises in the background. Published by The Fox Co., this Kodachrome photo offers a nostalgic glimpse of “The Friendly City.”
Front Text (cleaned):
FURNITURE FORE
HOTELS
Bridges
FUTURE
DRISKILL
HOTEL
PETMECKA
LOT
RIDGES
OLETANNER
STANFORD
FURNITURE
CO
Back Text (cleaned):
BROAD CONGRESS AVENUE, "main street" of Austin, Texas, "The Friendly City," looking toward the Capitol Building. Kodachrome by Jack Taylor. Pub. by World's Largest, San Antonio, Texas. The Fox Co. K-183-D-9. Photo Finishers 45614. Dexter Made Direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color by Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y. 275. POST CARD
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