Entrance to Brookside Park, Meriden, CT, circa 1930

Subject: Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Entrance to Brookside Park, Meriden, CT, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Three rough stone pillars with conical caps frame the paved entrance road to Brookside Park in Meriden, Connecticut. Lawn and mature trees fill the background, giving the gateway a formal, civic feel rather than a rustic one. Brookside Park was a public recreation ground in Meriden, a manufacturing city long known for silver and metalware. The stone entrance and open lawn fit the pattern of municipal parks laid out for residents to stroll and gather.

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Publisher	The August Schmelzer Co.
Series	220497
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Brookside Park, Meriden, CT
Publisher	The August Schmelzer Co., Meriden, CT
Notes	White border; linen texture; printed caption in red: 'ENTRANCE TO BROOKSIDE PARK, MERIDEN, CONN.'; number 220497. No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back 'Post Card' with 'Address Only' at right; publisher imprint along left edge: 'PUB. BY THE AUGUST SCHMELZER CO., MERIDEN, CONN.' Dealer pencil marks ('3 -' / '6', 'CT-M') at top edge, not correspondence. Light foxing/toning on cream stock.

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Entrance to Brookside Park, Meriden, CT, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/entrance-to-brookside-park-meriden-ct-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.