Madison Square, Metropolitan Life and Flat Iron Buildings, New York

Subjects: Squares & Plazas Street Scenes Town & City Views
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Madison Square, Metropolitan Life and Flat Iron Buildings, New York, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

Color view of Madison Square in New York City, with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company tower on the left and the Flatiron Building on the right. The park in the foreground has trees, lawns, and paths, while streetcars, early automobiles, and pedestrians fill the surrounding streets.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Florence - Here on 4 day business trip. Having a great time. Uncle Tom.

PublisherIrving Underhill

Madison Square, Metropolitan Life and Flat Iron Buildings, New York. 5976 --- MADISON SQUARE and Metropolitan Life Building, New York City. Square showing Fifth Avenue crossed by Broadway at 23rd St. This tract was set apart in 1847 as parade grounds, 6.84 acres of which remain. It is bounded by Broadway, Madison Avenue and 23rd and 26th Streets. It was for a generation the centre of the Hotel and Theatre district Copyright Irving Underhill, New York. POSTAGE DUE ... 1 ... CENTS THIS SIDE IS FOR ADDRESS ONLY MADE IN U.S.A.

Addressed to

Florence Richardson

315 Brown Court, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Postcard record

Series	5976
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Florence Richardson, 315 Brown Court, Ann Arbor, MI
Place depicted	New York, NY
Place depicted	Madison Square, New York, NY
Place mentioned	New York, NY
Publisher	Irving Underhill, New York, NY
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Stamp	half cent Postage Due, red
Notes	White border; color lithograph; light scuffs and edge wear. Postmark illegible (machine cancel obscured by stamps). Divided back, white border, color litho. Postage due 2x1c red + 1c green Franklin. Copyright Irving Underhill, New York.

Cite this card

Madison Square, Metropolitan Life and Flat Iron Buildings, New York, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/madison-square-metropolitan-life-and-flat-iron-buildings-new. Accessed October 5, 2026.