The Hippodrome's ornate facade fills the view, with flags, a rooftop globe, and marquee signs advertising vaudeville and "The Plunging Horses." Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages wait along the street below. Opened in 1905, the Hippodrome was one of New York's largest theaters, built for lavish spectacles and variety shows. Fred wrote that he had just come from the theater and that the recipient must see it in winter.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Just came from
this place.
that is where you
must see it the
winter some time
I think.
Fred
White border; color lithograph; printed caption in red at top left; publisher line: Success Postal Card Co., Publ., New York.; series No. 1031.
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 theater, New York, NY, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-hippodrome-theater-new-york-ny-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.
