Marso 14, 2017

Another sign in Orderville.

A reader sends this image from an old postcard:



Beautiful!
Ipinaskil ni Ann Althouse sa 4:56 PM
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14 (na) komento:

I'm Full of Soup ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...

An old postcard! Before I read that I was wondering where you found the old cars.

3/14/17, 5:06 PM
Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

"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 ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...

(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 ayon kay ...

"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 ayon kay ...

The old cars make it look like Cuba.

3/14/17, 8:18 PM
Big Mike ayon kay ...

@Original Mike, how personal can you be when anyone can read what you've written?

3/14/17, 9:48 PM
Ron ayon kay ...

I'll take the '59 Caddy, thank you very much...

3/14/17, 9:56 PM
George Leroy Tirebiter ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
3/15/17, 1:24 AM
FleetUSA ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...

"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

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