Description
A full moon illuminates Tryon Street’s vibrant nighttime scene in Charlotte, North Carolina, showcasing a blend of shops, department stores, and impressive churches. This postcard depicts one of the city’s main thoroughfares, rich with history commemorating Revolutionary and Civil War events. Sent in June of 1953, this nostalgic view offers a glimpse into Charlotte’s mid-century charm.
Front Text (cleaned):
28 Tryon Street at Night,
Charlotte, N.C.
J. O. Jones
Weather?
Back Text (cleaned):
Charlotte, N.C. Night view of N. Tryon St., one of this financial, industrial, and trade center's main thoroughfares, lined with intermingled department stores, shops, and impressive churches. Along this street are markers commemorating numerous historic Revolutionary War and Civil War events.
June 7, 1953
For your sweet note. I am so much better.
Mrs. Paul Story
Marion
How does she help Mrs. Paul Story with all mail when you are away from home? Hope you have a nice weekend in the mountains. If it is at all possible, I hope to be home the start of next week.
Love, M. I. Pollard
