Luhrs Tower Building, Phoenix, Arizona, circa 1940s

Subjects: Commercial Buildings Street Scenes
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Luhrs Tower Building, Phoenix, Arizona, circa 1940s, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The Luhrs Tower rises above a row of tall palms in downtown Phoenix, with storefronts, pedestrians and parked cars at street level. Completed in 1929 for businessman George H. N. Luhrs and designed by the El Paso firm Trost & Trost, the eleven-story building is one of Arizona's best-known Art Deco skyscrapers and remained a downtown landmark for decades. The linen-textured card, credited to the Arizona Republic newspaper, dates from the 1930s-40s.

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PublisherLollesgard Specialty Co.

p-43 Luhrs Tower Building, Phoenix, Arizona PHOTO BY ARIZONA REPUBLIC 1B-H53 --- The contrast of skyscrapers and palm trees is typical of Phoenix, which has an abundance of both. This photograph of Luhrs Tower was taken from the park surrounding the Maricopa County Court House diagonally across the street. PHOTO BY ARIZONA REPUBLIC DISTRIBUTED BY LOLLESGARD SPECIALTY CO., TUCSON, ARIZONA GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE

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Publisher	Lollesgard Specialty Co.
Series	p-43
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Luhrs Tower Building, Phoenix, AZ
Place mentioned	Phoenix, AZ
Place mentioned	Maricopa County Court House, Phoenix, AZ
Publisher	Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, AZ
Notes	Linen (crosshatch) texture with a wide cream border; Curt Teich production codes 'p-43' and '1B-H53' printed in the margins. No postmark; card is unused. Divided back with vertical imprint divider, linen texture, cream border. Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" stock, c. 1930s–40s. Light soiling/toning on the back.

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Luhrs Tower Building, Phoenix, Arizona, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/luhrs-tower-building-phoenix-arizona-circa-1940s. Accessed October 25, 2026.