Church of the Sacred Heart, Tampa, Florida, circa 1940

Subjects: Automobiles Churches Street Scenes
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Church of the Sacred Heart, Tampa, Florida, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card shows the Church of the Sacred Heart in downtown Tampa, Florida: a large light-stone Romanesque Revival church with a tall rose window, arcaded triple portal, and a prominent dome crowned with a cross, fronting a paved street lined with 1930s–40s automobiles and a red-brick building at right. The parish church was built at the turn of the twentieth century and remains one of Tampa's best-known historic religious landmarks. The linen-era coloring, with a peach and blue sky, is typical of mid-century Florida view cards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello, World Wide Exchange Club, member,

PublisherHillsboro News Co.

CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, TAMPA, FLORIDA—77 --- Cyclorama—in Grant Park, the only remaining painting of a Civil War Battle, weighs 18,000 pounds, measures 40 feet high and 400 feet in circumference. At one time was sold for $1,000 but a half million would not buy it now. E X C H A N G E S ! Hand made fancy work; Jewelry; books; minerals; antiques; etc. L I S T S F R E E PUB. BY HILLSBORO NEWS CO., TAMPA, FLORIDA—MADE IN U.S.A. 13522 N POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

Addressed to

Mary W. Titus

7 W. Washington Str., Bradford, Penna.

FromMinnie Raynor

Postcard record

Publisher	Hillsboro News Co.
Series	77
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Church of the Sacred Heart, Tampa, FL
Place depicted	Tampa, FL
Notes	White border; visible linen/canvas texture; small reddish spots along the right edge. No postmark; handwritten date Mar 28 1945. Divided back, linen texture, white border. Printed Cyclorama and World Wide Exchange Club ads; Hillsboro News Co., Tampa, Fla. Minor wear.

Cite this card

Church of the Sacred Heart, Tampa, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/church-of-the-sacred-heart-tampa-florida-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.