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Buckingham Shopping Centre, Post Office and Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1940s

Subjects
AutomobilesCommercial BuildingsStores & Shops
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Buckingham Shopping Centre, Post Office and Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1940s, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Buckingham Shopping Centre, Post Office and Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1940s, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the Buckingham shopping center in Arlington, Virginia, with a row of storefronts under green awnings, a tall red-brick chimney, and several 1940s automobiles parked in front. The printed caption identifies the complex as the Shopping Centre, Post Office, Theatre, "Buckingham," Arlington, Va. Buckingham is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, and its shopping center served as a local commercial hub.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Being back East & if you call me Dear Myrtle & Vernon I have been wondering about you all & am try to call you all are you still living in P.C. & work at O. Bakery and like it fine. You are coming over some Sunday & visit with us. The first week end in June. Write or call me at the Bakery.

PublisherCurteich
PHOTO BY UNIVERSAL PRESS. Shopping Centre, Post Office, Theatre, "Buckingham," Arlington, Va. --- BUCKINGHAM — A large-scale housing development where 2000 families live in the "American Way of Life." This community is artistically planned and tastefully laid out 'midst grassy terraces, trees and flowers. Only about 12 minutes from the White House. POST CARD GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. OFF.)
PostmarkedJune 22, 1945, 08:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr & Mrs Vernon Buffenburger

1719 24th Place, S.E., Washington, DC

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherCurteich
ConditionFair
Place addressedMr & Mrs Vernon Buffenburger, 1719 24th Place, S.E., Washington, DC
Place depictedArlington, VA
Place mentionedThe White House, Washington, DC, Washington, DC
PublisherCurteich, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen texture; handwritten address on front: "my address is 2607 N. Pershing Drive Arlington Va."; rounded corners and edge wear. Postmark: ARLINGTON VA JUN 22 1945 8:30 AM. Divided-back linen Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" card with 1¢ George Washington stamp; light edge wear and a small crease along the top edge.

Cite this card

Buckingham Shopping Centre, Post Office and Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/buckingham-shopping-centre-post-office-and-theatre-arlington. Accessed October 24, 2026.