Description
Explore bustling Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey, with its mix of cars, streetcars, and pedestrians, as captured in this vintage postcard. The Steinway & Son Co. pianos and a piano & lunch counter are featured prominently at No. 14. This vibrant scene from a postcard mailed in 1917 shows a snapshot of early 20th-century American life.
Front Text (cleaned):
FALL STORE
BROAD STREET TOWARD MARKET, NEWARK, N.J.
STEINWAY
SON &
CO.
PIANOS
PIANO & LUNCH
COUNTER
NO. 14
Back Text (cleaned):
I am in Newark at present.
1917
Mr. Harry Simpers
1235 Greenwich St.
Reading
Pa.
