Althouse: Another sign in Orderville.

March 14, 2017

Another sign in Orderville.

A reader sends this image from an old postcard:

Beautiful!

14 comments:

I'm Full of Soup said...: I always buy postcards when I am traveling and am kinda surprised a small town like Orderville had its own postcard. Perhaps that was more common way back when cars looked like these do.; 3/14/17, 5:00 PM
Unknown said...: An old postcard! Before I read that I was wondering where you found the old cars.; 3/14/17, 5:06 PM
Ann Althouse said...: "I always buy postcards when I am traveling and am kinda surprised a small town like Orderville had its own postcard."

Restaurants had postcards. They were good ads. Why wouldn't you give this away for a traveler to mail to someone?

People really used to write postcards when they were away. It was kind of expected that you would. Does anyone still do this?!; 3/14/17, 6:27 PM
rehajm said...: Does anyone still do this?

I got one yesterday! Friends visiting NZ sent a freebie postcard from a golf course...Gandalf stamp!; 3/14/17, 7:06 PM
Big Mike said...: People really used to write postcards when they were away. It was kind of expected that you would. Does anyone still do this?!

Why send a postcard instead of an Email? Your Email can go to multiple destinations simultaneously.; 3/14/17, 7:40 PM
Big Mike said...: (I'll bet that Ford pickup truck is still running. Not so the 1959 caddie or the Opel.); 3/14/17, 7:41 PM
Original Mike said...: "Why send a postcard instead of an Email? Your Email can go to multiple destinations simultaneously."

Post cards are personal. Actual atoms from the place. Emails are lazy.; 3/14/17, 8:13 PM
traditionalguy said...: The old cars make it look like Cuba.; 3/14/17, 8:18 PM
Big Mike said...: @Original Mike, how personal can you be when anyone can read what you've written?; 3/14/17, 9:48 PM
Ron said...: I'll take the '59 Caddy, thank you very much...; 3/14/17, 9:56 PM
George Leroy Tirebiter said...: 1st, delete the welas asih spam please.

2nd, re: Ron says that's a 59 Cadilac. Knew from the fins (59 is the ultimate fin year) it was a 1959 model, and from styling was GM. But was unsure if Caddy or Olds. Still not sure.; 3/15/17, 12:54 AM
John Lawton said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/15/17, 1:24 AM
FleetUSA said...: I still pick up the free postcards if nice and use them as bookmarks and fond memories. Back in the 80's I did that with matches (don't smoke) to remember good meals.; 3/15/17, 5:30 AM
Mid-Life Lawyer said...: "Send me a postcard when you get there!", people used to say to those leaving on a trip. In the south when family or friends had been visiting and were about to go home they would say, "Y'all come go with us!" I haven't heard either of those in awhile.; 3/15/17, 7:05 AM