Grand Central Terminal, New York, circa 1920

Subjects: Automobiles Railroad Stations Street Scenes
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Grand Central Terminal, New York, circa 1920, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

Elevated view of the great arched facade and colonnade of Grand Central Terminal, with its sculptural clock group by Mercury crowning the corner, while automobiles, a streetcar and pedestrians fill the street below. The present Beaux-Arts terminal, designed by Warren & Wetmore with Whitney Warren, opened in 1913 on 42nd Street and replaced the earlier Grand Central Depot; its Park Avenue viaduct and monumental south facade made it one of New York's best-known landmarks. The motor traffic and open streetcar in the foreground date the view to the early automobile era.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

and one for Pauling love to all friends Dear Friend Mart why didint you ans my letter i am well trust you are same yours truly E. M. Golzine

PublisherAmerican Studio

Grand Central Terminal, New York. © American Studio --- GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL STATION. The Grand Central Terminal covers 69.8 acres facing East 42nd Street, from Vanderbilt to Lexington Avenue, the largest and most costly Railroad Station in the World. It has 31 miles of tracks under cover, with a capacity for handling 200 trains and 70,000 passengers each hour. There are 42 tracks for long distance express trains on the 42nd Street level, and 25 tracks for suburban trains in concourse, 25 feet below the street. THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE POST CARD ADDRESS E.N.Y. 328

PostmarkedFlatbush, NY

Addressed to

Nicholas Martin

Prospect Ave, Walton, NY

From22 Clinton, Brooklyn, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked	Flatbush, NY
Publisher	American Studio
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Nicholas Martin, Prospect Ave, Walton, NY
Place depicted	Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY
Place sent from	22 Clinton, Brooklyn, NY
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; tinted halftone print with visible screen; edge and corner wear, light creasing at upper right. Postmark: FLATBUSH N.Y. (date/time illegible). Divided-back card with printed Grand Central Terminal description; white-bordered, ca. 1915-1925; toned paper, light edge wear, stamp partly torn.

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Grand Central Terminal, New York, circa 1920, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grand-central-terminal-new-york-circa-1920. Accessed October 25, 2026.