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Bandshell in Hollywood Circle, Hollywood, FL, 1947

Subjects
Forests & TreesPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1947 (Chrome)
Front of Bandshell in Hollywood Circle, Hollywood, FL, 1947, c. 1947 linen postcard
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Back of Bandshell in Hollywood Circle, Hollywood, FL, 1947, c. 1947 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A bandshell with a curved roof stands in a park circle, framed by tall palms, wooden benches, and flowering shrubs. Red flowers decorate the bandshell, and the printed caption calls the concerts under the palms second only to Hollywood's beauty and splendor. The line sells the setting as much as the music, presenting the circle as a civic showpiece in a Florida town that was still young in the late 1940s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Ginette and I Florida Hollywood a grand time Marie

PublisherEli Witt Cigar & Tobacco Co.
Bandshell in Hollywood Circle, Hollywood, Fla. Uno. Photo F90 --- Concerts under the palms, second only to Hollywood's beauty and splendor, enthrall thousands. PUB. BY ELI WITT CIGAR & TOBACCO CO., FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS ... S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. 76537
PostmarkedHollywood, FL, April 21, 1947, 22:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr an Mrs Auton Costa

Rutherford 16716 Detroit, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Hollywood, FL
PublisherEli Witt Cigar & Tobacco Co.
SeriesF90
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr an Mrs Auton Costa, Rutherford 16716, Detroit, MI
Place depictedHollywood Circle, Hollywood, FL
Place mentionedHollywood, FL
PublisherEli Witt Cigar & Tobacco Co., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen texture; no white border; printed caption at bottom. Postmark: HOLLYWOOD FLA. APR 21 10 PM 1947. Divided-back linen-texture Tichnor quality view card; light edge/corner wear, slight toning.

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Bandshell in Hollywood Circle, Hollywood, FL, 1947, postcard, c. 1947. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bandshell-in-hollywood-circle-hollywood-fl-1947. Accessed November 2, 2026.