The Riverside Church, New York, NY

Subject: Churches
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Riverside Church, New York, NY, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A large Gothic-style church with a tall tower, viewed from the street corner. Cars are parked along the curb, and trees line the sidewalk. The sky is blue with clouds.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Jeannette, I am sorry not to have written sooner but I have been very busy. I am having one grand time. I hate to come back. Notice the above underlined. Loris

PublisherIrving Underhill

The Riverside Church, Riverside Drive and 122nd St., New York. --- RIVERSIDE CHURCH at 122nd St. and Riverside Drive. The Towering New Skyscraping summit is visible far away in Jersey. It occupies a commanding site almost opposite Grant's Tomb. The main body is of a traditional medieval type with nave chancel, side aisles and two galleries with 13th Century French Gothic. It has much of the same decorative effect as the cathedrals of France. POST CARD THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS Place the Stamp here ONE CENT For United States and Island Possessions Cuba, Canada and Mexico TWO CENTS for foreign MADE IN USA Copyright Irving Underhill, New York, N.Y.

PostmarkedWaltham Highlands Station, Waltham, MA, December 30, 1935, 18:00

Addressed to

Jeannette Paul

77 [illegible] Ave, Whitman, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	December 30, 1935, 18:00, Waltham Highlands Station, Waltham, MA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Jeannette Paul, 77 [illegible] Ave, Whitman, MA
Place depicted	The Riverside Church, New York, NY
Place mentioned	New York, NY
Publisher	New York, NY
Notes	Linen texture; white border; postmark/cancellation marks on front right. Postmark: WALTHAM HTS. STA. N DEC 30 6-PM 1935. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; stamp removed (no stamp present). Light pencil dealer notation at top.

Cite this card

The Riverside Church, New York, NY, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-riverside-church-new-york-ny. Accessed October 5, 2026.