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Ocean View Park at night, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940

Subjects
Amusement ParksBathing & Beach ResortsBeaches & Coastlines
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Ocean View Park at night, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Ocean View Park at night, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Night view of Ocean View Park in Norfolk, Virginia, with a full moon over the surf, bathers along the beach, and a crowd strolling the illuminated boardwalk past a Ferris wheel and the frame of a roller coaster. Ocean View was developed in the 1850s as a resort suburb of Norfolk on the Chesapeake Bay, reached by a street railway, and its amusement park, pavilion and boardwalk drew summer crowds into the mid-20th century. The park was largely destroyed by a hurricane and fire in the 1950s and the site later became a city park.

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PublisherAcme Photo Co.
Ocean View Park, at night, Norfolk, Va. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A. PUB BY ACME PHOTO CO. NORFOLK, VA "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROTHERS, INC BOSTON, MASS.
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PublisherAcme Photo Co.
Series151
ConditionVery good
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; printed numbers '151' (upper right) and '65844' (lower right). Unused, no postmark. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border; imprint of Acme Photo Co. (Norfolk, Va.) and Tichnor Brothers, Inc. (Boston, Mass.). Clean, light toning only.

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Ocean View Park at night, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ocean-view-park-at-night-norfolk-virginia-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.