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South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1950

Subjects
AutomobilesRailroad StationsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1950, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1950, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

The picture shows the broad curved facade of Boston's South Station, with its columned central pavilion, clock-topped pediment and two American flags flying above, while pedestrians and period automobiles cross the plaza in front. Opened in 1899, South Station was built by the Boston Terminal Company as a union depot replacing several separate Boston terminals, and its neoclassical granite facade was long one of the city's busiest gateways. The automobiles and mid-century coloring suggest a view of the 1940s-1950s, before the station's later redevelopment.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Aug. 23. '55 Dear folks - Have seen some of the results of the flood but houses are shored to avoid the bad spots. Today went to Lexington & Concord + the Wayside Inn. The rude bridge at Concord was closed off due to high waters. Mother's hand feels pretty good. Visited Old North Church & heard the organ. Also, visited Paul Revere's home. Love Mother & Florence

PublisherUnited Art Co.
South Station, Boston, Mass. --- THE SOUTH STATION located in Dewey Square serves the patrons of the New York, New Haven and Hartford and Boston and Albany Railroads Trains leave here for the South and West. K6235 POST CARD Published by United Art Co., Inc., Boston, Mass. PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U.S.A.
PostmarkedBoston, MA
Stamp
Addressed to
Arnold A. Ganzloff

211 Uhler Terrace, Alexandria, VA

Postcard record

PostmarkedBoston, MA
PublisherUnited Art Co.
SeriesB-17
ConditionVery good
Place addressedArnold A. Ganzloff, 211 Uhler Terrace, Alexandria, VA
Place depictedSouth Station, Boston, MA
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, red
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; card number "B-17" printed at upper right. Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. AUG 23 3:30 PM / BACK BAY. Linen-texture Curteich card, divided back, white border; sender dated it Aug. 23 '50. Light edge wear, small stain lower right.

Cite this card

South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/south-station-boston-massachusetts-circa-1950. Accessed October 25, 2026.