Description
This vintage postcard showcases a bustling Newark, NJ intersection, teeming with pedestrians and vehicles at the busy crossing of Broad and Market Streets. A green traffic control tower and imposing buildings frame the scene in muted browns, greens, and grays. Sent from Newark in the 1920s, this postcard offers a glimpse into the city’s vibrant past.
Front Text (cleaned):
BROAD AND MARKET STREETS, ONE OF THE BUSIEST CROSSINGS IN THE COUNTRY. NEWARK, N.J.
E. SCHULTZ
CIGARS
Back Text (cleaned):
We arrived here safely on Tuesday. The traffic is very bad, Mrs. John Schnur & Family here. I went to New York City on Wednesday. I expect to get home on Thursday.
Walter
1728 N. Payson St.
Baltimore, Md.
