It's been several weeks since Tom Beatty, our old pal who is now ministering as a jail chaplain back in Illinois, sent me this link to Penny Postcards. It's a delightful site, not only for historians but for anyone with a bit of curiosity about what familiar scenes from their lives used to look like.I checked the postcards showing Omaha, of course, but my primary interest was in those showing what the stomping grounds of my youth looked like...before I ever arrived. Here are a few samples. An old postcard illustrating Red Rocks Amphitheater is at left while the others, in order from top to bottom, are the Coors plant in Golden, Colorado; a view out of Red Rocks Park towards Mt. Morrison; two views of downtown Denver (the second showing the U.S. Mint); Elitch Gardens Theater and Ballroom; and Lakeside Amusement Park.
Neat, huh? So why don't you saunter over and check out what your town once looked like?
