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Boardwalk and beach from Curley's Hotel, Rockaway Park, New York, circa 1920

Subjects
Bathing & Beach ResortsBeaches & CoastlinesCrowds & Gatherings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Boardwalk and beach from Curley's Hotel, Rockaway Park, New York, circa 1920, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Boardwalk and beach from Curley's Hotel, Rockaway Park, New York, circa 1920, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A high vantage point above Curley's Hotel looks down on the wide boardwalk and beach at Rockaway Park, New York, where crowds of bathers and strollers dot the sand and the surf line. Tall wooden light and trolley poles march along the boardwalk, and a row of early automobiles is parked beside the hotel's hedged grounds in the foreground. Rockaway Park, on the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, was one of the most popular seaside resorts for New Yorkers in the early twentieth century, served by rail and trolley lines and lined with hotels, bathhouses and amusement attractions.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Friend Am having a wonderful time wish you could join us. Received your letter and I was glad to hear from you. Your friend Mae Duggan

PublisherS. Hirsberg
Boardwalk and Beach from Curley's Hotel. Rockaway Park, N. Y. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES Post Card THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS Pub. by S. Hirsberg, Rockaway Beach, N. Y.
PostmarkedFar Rockaway, NY, June 16, 1921, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. M. K. Nichols

57 Prospect Ave., Walton, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, Far Rockaway, NY
PublisherS. Hirsberg
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. M. K. Nichols, 57 Prospect Ave., Walton, NY
Place depictedRockaway Park, NY
PublisherS. Hirsberg, Rockaway Beach, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesVertical crease down the center, edge and corner wear, halftone dot texture; no white border. Postmark: FAR ROCKAWAY STATION N.Y. JUN 16 6 PM 1921 — divided-back "Post Card" with green 1-cent Washington stamp; light toning, edge/corner wear, vertical crease and surface scuffs.

Cite this card

Boardwalk and beach from Curley's Hotel, Rockaway Park, New York, circa 1920, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/boardwalk-and-beach-from-curleys-hotel-rockaway-park-new-yor-1915. Accessed October 24, 2026.