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Street scene at 55th Street and Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Street scene at 55th Street and Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Street scene at 55th Street and Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

Colorized street view showing a large brick commercial building at a corner, a streetcar on tracks, pedestrians, trees, and a church spire in the distance. The printed caption identifies the location as 55th and Boulevard in Chicago.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Chicago 8-7-08 Hello: did you get back home ok. I'm ready for another vacation C E Smith

PublisherA. Holtzmann
55th and Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. --- Post Cards A. Holtzmann, Chicago and Leipzig. Made in Germany. (44250)
PostmarkedChicago, IL, August 8, 1908, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Tillie Johnson

232 Dutton St, Kalamazoo, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Chicago, IL
ConditionFair
Place addressedTillie Johnson, 232 Dutton St, Kalamazoo, MI
Place depictedChicago, IL
PublisherA. Holtzmann, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; handwritten address '915 W GARFIELD BLVD.' on front; handwritten 'MY HALL B-R-' in sky. Postmark: CHICAGO AUG 8 8 PM 1908. Divided back; chromolithograph printed in Germany (A. Holtzmann); pencil dealer note 'E508 2 00' at top; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Street scene at 55th Street and Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/street-scene-at-55th-street-and-boulevard-chicago-illinois. Accessed October 5, 2026.