Captured from an industrial vantage point beneath the massive steel girders of the Queensborough Bridge, this view looks toward the Art Deco towers of New York Hospital. The back of the card offers a fascinating glimpse into 1930s urban life, noting that over 50,000 automobiles, along with buses and rapid transit trains, crossed the span daily. It highlights the medical center as one of the most advanced and complete institutions in the world at the time of printing.
Era: Linen 1930s (1933)
City: New York City
State or Region: New York
Country: USA
Topic: Bridges, Hospitals, Urban Infrastructure, East River
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Copyright Brown Bros., New York
Publisher: Interborough News Co., 525 West 52nd St., New York, N. Y.
Printer: Curt Teich and Co., Chicago
Print Type: C.T. Art-Colortone (Linen)
This "Genuine Curteich-Chicago" postcard is a classic example of the "C.T. Art-Colortone" process, featuring the deep color saturation and embossed texture typical of high-quality Depression-era souvenirs. Distributed by the local Interborough News Company, the card remains in crisp, uncirculated condition. The bridge, often referred to as the 59th Street Bridge, is famously celebrated in both art and music as a quintessential symbol of New York’s connecting boroughs.
