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Riverside Church, Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 1935

Subject
Churches
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1935 (Linen)
Front of Riverside Church, Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 1935, c. 1935 linen postcard
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Back of Riverside Church, Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 1935, c. 1935 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Riverside Church stands at Riverside Drive and 122nd Street in Morningside Heights, a Gothic Revival landmark with a tall tower and long nave, seen from a street corner with cars parked at the curb and trees along the sidewalk under a blue sky with clouds. The printed caption notes its commanding site almost opposite Grant's Tomb and its 13th-century French Gothic design, with the tower said to be visible far away in New Jersey. Floris writes to Jeannette Paul in Whitman, Massachusetts, of having "one grand time" and hating to come back, pointing out the underlined caption text above.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Jeannette, I am sorry not to have written sooner but I have been very busy. I am having one grand time. I hate to come back. Notice the above underlined. Floris

PublisherIrving Underhill
The Riverside Church, Riverside Drive and 122nd St., New York. RIVERSIDE CHURCH at 122nd St. and Riverside Drive. The Towering New Skyscrapering summit is visible far away in Jersey. It occupies a commanding site almost opposite Grant's Tomb. The main body is of a traditional medieval type with nave chancel, side aisles and two galleries with 13th Century French Gothic. It has much of the same decorative effect as the cathedrals of France.
PostmarkedMORRIS HTS. STA., NY, December 30, 1935, 18:00
Addressed to
Jeannette Paul

77 [illegible] Ave Whitman, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, MORRIS HTS. STA., NY
PublisherIrving Underhill
ConditionGood
Place addressedJeannette Paul, 77 [illegible] Ave, Whitman, MA
Place depictedThe Riverside Church, New York, NY
Place mentionedNew York, NY
PublisherIrving Underhill, New York, NY
NotesLinen texture; white border; postmark/cancellation marks on front right. Postmark: MORRIS HTS. STA. N.Y. DEC 30 6-PM 1935. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; stamp removed (no stamp present). Light pencil dealer notation at top (pencil stock number and price, "112 2.00"). Address line originally had a different street name after "77"; struck through and rewritten as Perry Ave.

Cite this card

Riverside Church, Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/riverside-church-riverside-drive-new-york-ny-1935. Accessed November 2, 2026.