Description
This colorized postcard showcases a vibrant street scene on Broadway in Centralia, Illinois, featuring vintage cars and charming brick buildings. The postcard’s text highlights local businesses like K&G Gate Rank Confectionery and Byrd Watson Drugs. This delightful glimpse of Centralia’s past is from approximately the 1930s-1940s, judging from the vehicles.
Front Text (cleaned):
BROADWAY LOOKING EAST, CENTRALIA, ILL.
K&G Gate Rank
CONFECTIONERY
POST OFFICE
WALLPAPER
CIGARS
PUBLIC SERVICE
UNION
FURNITURE
BYRD
WATSON
DRUGS
LUNCH-SODA
Back Text (cleaned):
5238 N.
POST CARD
PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
FIVE CENTS TO ANYWHERE IN U.S. VIA AIRMAIL
MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE
