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The Hippodrome, New York, New York

Subjects
AutomobilesStreet ScenesTheaters & Opera Houses
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of The Hippodrome, New York, New York, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of The Hippodrome, New York, New York, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

Color view of the Hippodrome theater in New York City, with its ornate facade, rooftop globe, flags, and marquee signs advertising vaudeville and 'The Plunging Horses.' Early automobiles and horse-drawn carriages are on the street in front.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Just came from this place. That show you must see if the winter some time I promise Fred

PublisherSuccess Postal Card Co.
The Hippodrome, New York. HIPPODROME THE PLUNGING HORSES HIPPODROME THE PLUNGING HORSES VAUDEVILLE AND YANKEE CIRCUS ON MARS TWICE DAILY HIPPODROME --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR WRITING THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY Success Postal Card Co., Publ., New York. No. 1031
PostmarkedOctober 10, 1911, 06:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs J. F. Greenwood

347 Main St, Medford, Mass

Postcard record

Postmarked
ConditionGood
Place depictedHippodrome, New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; color lithograph; printed caption in red at top left; no publisher line visible. Postmark: GRAND CENTRAL STA. N.Y. OCT 10 6:30 AM 1911. Divided-back card; chromolithograph texture; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

The Hippodrome, New York, New York, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-hippodrome-new-york-new-york. Accessed October 5, 2026.