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Lynchburg, Virginia from Madison Heights, circa 1955

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasRivers & StreamsTown & City Views
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1955 (Chrome)
Front of Lynchburg, Virginia from Madison Heights, circa 1955, Waltham, MA, USA, c. 1955 chrome postcard
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Back of Lynchburg, Virginia from Madison Heights, circa 1955, Waltham, MA, USA, c. 1955 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

The printed caption identifies the scene as "The modern city of Lynchburg in the heart of Virginia," viewed from Madison Heights across the James River. The vantage point sits on the Amherst County bank, looking back at the city on its hills. Lynchburg grew as a tobacco market and river town in the Virginia Piedmont, and the ridges that shape its streets earned it the nickname the City of Seven Hills. Madison Heights, a separate community on the north side of the James, gave photographers a raised view over the river toward the downtown blocks.

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PublisherMayer Post Card Co.
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA The modern city of Lynchburg in the heart of Vir- ginia, viewed from Madison Heights, overlooking the James River.
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Postcard record

PublisherMayer Post Card Co.
SeriesS-72555
ConditionVery good
Place depictedProspect Hill Park, Waltham, MA, Waltham, MA
Place depictedWaltham, MA
Place mentionedLynchburg, VA
Place mentionedMadison Heights, VA
Place mentionedJames River, VA
PublisherMayer Post Card Co., Roanoke, VA, 24015
NotesWhite border; chrome color photo; no printed caption on front. No postmark; divided back; glossy chrome-era card; light edge wear.

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Lynchburg, Virginia from Madison Heights, circa 1955, postcard, c. 1955. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lynchburg-virginia-from-madison-heights-circa-1955. Accessed November 2, 2026.