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Downtown skyline and fountain, Houston, Texas, 1980

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasGeneral GreetingsHotels & InnsTown & City Views
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1980 (Modern)
Front of Downtown skyline and fountain, Houston, Texas, 1980, c. 1980 chrome postcard
Front
Back of Downtown skyline and fountain, Houston, Texas, 1980, c. 1980 chrome postcard
Back

About this postcard

A two-view postcard of Houston, Texas. The top half shows an aerial view of the downtown skyline with numerous skyscrapers. The bottom half shows a ground-level view of the skyline with a large fountain in the foreground and the Sheraton-Houston hotel sign visible.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello, Well do you miss me? I thought so. Well, we arrived a little sick but safely. The weather is excellent. Its been in the 80's & sunny. We layed out & got quite burnt. It looks strange though because only the front of us is burnt. The back is white. Crazy people. Take care of yourself & I'll see ya Wednesday Love, Sharon

PublisherAstrocard Company Inc.
Greetings From Houston, Texas HOUSTON, TEXAS The fifth largest city in the United States. The world's sec- ond largest port. Home of the world's finest Medical Re- search and Care Facilities.
PostmarkedHOUSTON, April 12, 1980
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr + Mrs. Elmore

25054 Stanford Dearborn Heights, MI 48125

Postcard record

Postmarked, HOUSTON
PublisherAstrocard Company Inc.
SeriesACH-10
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr + Mrs. Elmore, 25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI, 48125
Place depictedSheraton-Houston, Houston, TX
Place depictedHouston, TX
PublisherAstrocard Company Inc., Houston, TX
Stamp6c Oliver Wendell Holmes
NotesChrome era postcard. Two-view layout with a red script caption between the images. No white border. No visible damage. Postmark: HOUSTON PM 12 APR 1980. Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy with white border; Astrocard imprint; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Downtown skyline and fountain, Houston, Texas, 1980, postcard, c. 1980. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/downtown-skyline-and-fountain-houston-texas-1980. Accessed November 2, 2026.