Hotel at Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1946
- Subjects
- Hotels & InnsLakes & Ponds
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1946 (Chrome)
About this postcard
The view shows the new stone hotel at Mountain Lake, a long, rustic building with red roofs and a wooded slope rising behind it. A boat dock and diving tower stand in the foreground, part of the resort's recreation grounds, and smaller outbuildings sit near the shoreline. Mountain Lake, near Pembroke in Giles County, is one of the few natural lakes in Virginia, and the hotel drew vacationers for the cool air of the Allegheny Mountains. The caption describes a modern resort with varied recreation and thousands of annual vacationists. The Norfolk & Western Railway served the area and promoted Mountain Lake as a mountain destination.
Postcard Details
Riverside R.D. # 7. Johnstown, PA
Postcard record
| Publisher | E. C. Kropp Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 31518N |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Carole Trexal, Riverside R.D. # 7., Johnstown, PA |
| Place depicted | Mountain Lake Hotel, Mountain Lake, VA |
| Place mentioned | Mountain Lake, Pembroke, VA |
| Publisher | E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI |
| Place sent from | Carole Trefz, Johnstown, PA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; card number 76 printed at the end of the caption line. No postmark. Divided-back linen postcard; E.C. Kropp "PLACE STAMP HERE" box with E / C / K / Co corner marks; vertical imprint "MADE IN U. S. A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. — (AKL)"; "NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY PHOTO" at foot. Sender name/address and date Jan 22 1946 written in pencil on the message side. Light edge wear. |
Cite this card
Hotel at Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-at-mountain-lake-virginia-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.