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Greetings from Fort Lauderdale — Palm View
- Date
- c. 1940s
- State
- Florida
- City
- Fort Lauderdale
- Format
- Postcard
A palm hangs over the right side of the card, above Fort Lauderdale lettering filled with smaller views. The framing makes the palm part of the city greeting.
Fort Lauderdale developed around the New River, where the Florida East Coast Railway arrived in 1896. The city incorporated in 1911. The palm and small city views in this souvenir show a later Fort Lauderdale, one presenting its tropical setting to travelers.
Sources
- City of Fort Lauderdale · Historic preservation plan
- Original postcard, front and back · Crumb Paper Archive
- Newberry Library · History of large-letter postcards