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Band Shell and Ocean Front, Daytona Beach, FL, 1962

Subjects
Bathing & Beach ResortsBeaches & Coastlines
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1962 (Chrome)
Front of Band Shell and Ocean Front, Daytona Beach, FL, 1962, Mr. Lee Collins, NH, USA, c. 1962 linen postcard
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Back of Band Shell and Ocean Front, Daytona Beach, FL, 1962, Mr. Lee Collins, NH, USA, c. 1962 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks down on the Daytona Beach band shell, a tan masonry shell with a great central arch flanked by towers, fronted by broad curving rows of wooden benches and set between an oceanfront street and the wide beach. Bathers, beach umbrellas and parked cars line the sand, with a tall red-roofed hotel and other buildings of the town behind. The Daytona Beach Bandshell was built in the 1930s as a Works Progress Administration project and remains a landmark of the city's oceanfront park, used for concerts and community events.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

April 14, 1962 Dear Lee, Enjoyed the flight down very much. The weather was terrible at Augustine and we arrived here this afternoon and enjoyed a dip in the ocean. With best wishes to you Uncle Clemence.

PublisherSouthern Card & Novelty Co.
Band Shell and Ocean Front, Daytona Beach, Florida Beautiful Daytona Beach is one of the most famous beaches in the world. It provides some of the safest and best bathing facilities on the Atlantic Coast and daily the beach is thronged with those enjoying the sun and surf.
PostmarkedDaytona Beach, FL, April 14, 1962, 09:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. Lee Collins

George Mills, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Daytona Beach, FL
PublisherSouthern Card & Novelty Co.
Series7
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. Lee Collins, George Mills, NH
PublisherSouthern Card & Novelty Co., Holly Hill, FL
Stamp3c Statue of Liberty, purple, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; small printed number "7" at upper right. Postmark: DAYTONA BEACH FLA. APR 14 9 30 AM 1962, with slogan cancel LAW DAY U.S.A. / FREEDOM UNDER THE LAW / MAY 1. Divided-back chrome-era card, 3¢ Liberty stamp, Tichnor / Southern Card & Novelty imprint; light toning and minor edge wear.

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Band Shell and Ocean Front, Daytona Beach, FL, 1962, postcard, c. 1962. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/band-shell-and-ocean-front-daytona-beach-fl-1962. Accessed November 2, 2026.