Hotel Lincoln, New York, NY, 1938

Subjects: Commercial Buildings Hotels & Inns
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1938 (Linen)

Back of Hotel Lincoln, New York, NY, 1938, c. 1938 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

A black-and-white view shows the Hotel Lincoln, a tall brick and stone tower with Art Deco setbacks and a flag-topped mast, seen from a low corner angle above surrounding rooftops. The hotel opened in 1928 between West 44th and 45th Streets at Eighth Avenue, part of the boom in Times Square-area hotel construction. It later operated under other names, including the Milford Plaza. The hotel advertised 1,400 outside rooms with bath, radio, and servidor, four restaurants including the Blue Room and Tavern Grill, and a subway entrance in the building. Its printed heading places it in the heart of Times Square, with 69 theatres within six blocks, and names Frank W. Kridel as managing director.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We actually did get here as we'd planned, last evening at 11:25. This morning we wandered around on foot, mostly on 5th Avenue. Horine Whitten came in to meet us this afternoon and we went to the model show. It really was darn good. We had drinks at the Pennsylvania and just returned from "Between the Devil" — [illegible] but very clever and extremely amusing.

PublisherWhitney Press

HOTEL LINCOLN ☆ New York City --- HOTEL LINCOLN 44th to 45th Streets at 8th Avenue NEW YORK CITY 1400 large outside rooms—each with bath (tub and shower), radio and servidor. Four fine air cooled restaurants: THE BLUE ROOM, TAVERN GRILL, LINCOLN BAR, COFFEE SHOP & CAFETERIA. Subway entrance in building. In the heart of Times Square, 69 theatres within 6 blocks. FRANK W. KRIDEL, Managing Director POST CARD FOR ADDRESS ONLY BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS ASK YOUR POSTMASTER WHITNEY PRESS, NEW YORK, PTD. IN U.S.A.

PostmarkedNew York, NY, February 19, 1938, 19:00

Addressed to

Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Wade

134 Windsor Street Reading, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 19, 1938, 19:00, New York, NY
Publisher	Whitney Press
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Wade, 134 Windsor Street, Reading, PA
Place depicted	Hotel Lincoln, New York, NY
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Black-and-white halftone print with a thin white margin; small blue ink smudge near the top of the tower; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: NEW YORK, N.Y. FEB 19 7:30 PM 1938. Undivided back with printed "FOR ADDRESS ONLY"; hotel advertising card; heavy black marker line across center; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Hotel Lincoln, New York, NY, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-lincoln-new-york-ny-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.