Description
This vintage postcard showcases a charming street scene in Traverse City, Michigan, featuring classic 1930s automobiles and distinctive brick buildings such as Etzorn’s Clothes Shop and the Lyric Theatre. The muted colors and faded awnings evoke a nostalgic atmosphere of a bygone era. This postcard, postmarked October 12, 1948, offers a glimpse into mid-20th-century life in Traverse City.
Front Text (cleaned):
Carden
Front Street looking west, Traverse City, Mich.
J.C. Penney Co.
Etzorn's Clothes Shop
Milady's Beauty Shop
Lyric Theatre
Paints
Gamble Stores
Gamble Stores
J.C. Penney Co.
O.W. Peck
Back Text (cleaned):
DETROIT
Saw this scene while on a trip, game 2, who?
2000 miles through upper Michigan & Wisconsin. It was
4 days. I'm riding to get home, and glad to be home.
Mrs. C. Schmidt, 16519 Crestwood
Cleveland, Ohio
Selma Costa, 24845 Juscon
East Detroit, Michigan
