Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH, 1940

Subjects: Automobiles Street Scenes Theaters & Opera Houses
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1940 (Linen)

Back of Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH, 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The Cleveland Public Auditorium presents a large classical-style facade to the street, with arched windows and a sign reading 'CLEVELAND PUBLIC AUDITORIUM.' Cars are parked along the curb and a few pedestrians pass by. The caption notes that fourteen events could be held here simultaneously, with the main auditorium seating 13,156, Music Hall 3,000, and smaller halls ranging down to 60. By 1940 the building had served Cleveland for nearly two decades as a setting for conventions, concerts, and public gatherings.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Frank, arrived home safe at 8 o'clock. Bud got in 6:30. But the heat in that bus. The air conditioning system wasn't working and still all windows were closed. We were all suffocating. Will write

PublisherAmerican Greeting Publishers

37 CLEVELAND PUBLIC AUDITORIUM, CLEVELAND, OHIO 2A-H656 --- Cleveland's Public Auditorium. Fourteen events can be held here simultaneously. Seating capacity of main auditorium, 13,156; Music Hall, 3,000; Ballroom 1,500, North Exhibition Hall, 1,500. Little Theatre, 700; several additional halls have seating capacities ranging from 60 to 500. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY ASK YOUR POSTMAN C. T. ART-COLORTONE AMERICAN GREETING PUBLISHERS, CLEVELAND, OHIO QUALITY C CO CHICAGO

PostmarkedCLEVELAND, July 21, 1940, 21:00

Addressed to

Frank Svoboda

16716 Rutherford Detroit, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 21, 1940, 21:00, CLEVELAND
Publisher	American Greeting Publishers
Series	37 2A-H656
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Frank Svoboda, 16716 Rutherford, Detroit, MI
Place depicted	Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH
Place depicted	Cleveland, OH
Publisher	American Greeting Publishers, Cleveland, OH
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border, linen texture. Printed card number 2A-H656 at bottom right. Postmark: CLEVELAND, OHIO, JUL 21 9-PM 1940; SAVINGS BONDS slogan cancel. Linen-era C.T. Art-Colortone card, divided back, white border; 1c Washington stamp; light edge wear and a small stain near the postmark.

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Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH, 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cleveland-public-auditorium-cleveland-oh-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.