Central Avenue looking south, Hot Springs, AR, 1905
- Subjects
- Street ScenesTown & City Views
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1905 (Early)
About this postcard
A view down Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with tall brick commercial blocks and bathhouse-style facades lining the right side of the street, utility poles along the curb, and a wooded hillside rising beyond the town. Central Avenue was the spine of the city's resort district, running past the row of bathhouses that drew visitors to the thermal springs of the federal reservation. In the early 1900s Hot Springs was among the most heavily visited resort towns in the United States, and the avenue carried a steady mix of health seekers, tourists, and the shops and hotels that served them.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Hot Springs, AR |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte S. Bassett, Amesbury, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; halftone print with heavy speckling/spotting in the sky area; handwritten message in blue ink across the lower front. Postmark: HOT SPRINGS ARK DEC 30 1905. Undivided back with 'THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.' White border, halftone print, light edge wear. |
Cite this card
Central Avenue looking south, Hot Springs, AR, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-avenue-looking-south-hot-springs-ar-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.