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Bandshell on the World's Most Famous Beach, Daytona Beach, FL, 1945

Subjects
Bathing & Beach ResortsBeaches & CoastlinesTheaters & Opera Houses
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Bandshell on the World's Most Famous Beach, Daytona Beach, FL, 1945, Miss Miriam Joosman, IL, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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Back of Bandshell on the World's Most Famous Beach, Daytona Beach, FL, 1945, Miss Miriam Joosman, IL, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows the Daytona Beach Bandshell on the concrete boardwalk at the north end of the oceanfront, a coquina-stone open-air amphitheater with a great central arch, flanking octagonal towers topped by tiled cupolas, and a stage facing a broad plaza, with the Atlantic visible at right. Built in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project, it was promoted as the world's largest bandshell and seats 4,500 people. Concerts and civic events have long used the space on the beach the caption calls the "World's Most Famous Beach."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello! Fell[illegible] Arrived in Daytona 11:30 this morning. Weather is ideal for a swim. Regards to all Marie Tardelle

PublisherWalker News Co.
Bandshell on the World's Most Famous Beach, Daytona Beach, Fla. --- THE WORLD'S LARGEST BANDSHELL ON CONCRETE BOARDWALK BY THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BEACH. AN AMPHITHEATER SEATS 4,500 PEOPLE D.203—WALKER NEWS CO., DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD
PostmarkedDaytona Beach, FL, February 7, 1945, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Miriam Joosman

Civic Opera Bldg. Adjutant Gen. Office Rm 1360 Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Daytona Beach, FL
PublisherWalker News Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Miriam Joosman, Adjutant Gen. Office, Rm 1360, Civic Opera Bldg., Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a narrow white border; light wear at the corners. Postmark: DAYTONA BEACH FLA. FEB 7 1945 5:30 PM. Linen-texture divided-back Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" card; light edge wear, faint pencil message.

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Bandshell on the World's Most Famous Beach, Daytona Beach, FL, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bandshell-on-the-worlds-most-famous-beach-daytona-beach-fl-1. Accessed November 2, 2026.