New York Citywas a dissimilar placein the 1940s . It was a time before video billboards andLED lights , and skyscraper were still a source of city - broad awe and pride . Everyone who lived in this glamorous city ( and everyone who visited ) require to show those architectural marvel off — and postcards were a perfect medium .
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Remember postcards ? Back in the days before camera phones and Instagram , these pocket - sized shot were a great way to document your travels . And nothing made Sue down the street more overjealous than a postmark from the Empire State Building . fortuitously , not all of these artifact end up in the trash sight after they ’d fallen off the fridge .
Images via Flickr /DominusVobiscum / Boston Public Library
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