A rushing stream, labeled "Sylvan Rapids," pours through a narrow rock gorge at Watkins Glen, with wooden stair railings and a footbridge climbing the steep, tree-shaded bank beside it. Watkins Glen, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region, became a state park in 1906 and was long famed for its series of waterfalls and stone stairways cut through the glen; the rustic railings and paths seen here are typical of its early twentieth-century visitor improvements.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Everything OK
I'm. I first night
saw stars shining
on the cabin ceiling.
not much sleep.
We have seen all
of the glen. It has
just started to rain.
We are going on now
goodbye
- Love Ma[illegible]
White border; visible linen/canvas texture; printed card number 112763 at lower right.
Postmark: WATKINS GLEN N.Y. JUN 28 11-AM 1937. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; moderate foxing/staining on back; message in faint pencil.
Cite this card
Sylvan Rapids, Watkins Glen, New York, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sylvan-rapids-watkins-glen-new-york-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.
