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Times Square at night, New York City, circa 1940s

Subjects
Street ScenesTheaters & Opera HousesTown & City Views
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Times Square at night, New York City, circa 1940s, Acacia Card Company, NY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Times Square at night, New York City, circa 1940s, Acacia Card Company, NY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows Times Square at night in New York City, with neon signs for the Hotel Astor, the Roxy, and Ford, crowded sidewalks, and automobile traffic along the square where Broadway and Seventh Avenue cross. By the 1940s Times Square was the city's best-known theater and entertainment district, and landmarks such as the Hotel Astor and the Roxy Theatre were among its familiar sights.

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PublisherAcacia Card Company
Times Square at Night, New York City 42 K 1462 --- TIMES SQUARE Times Square, known throughout the world as "The Great White Way" is the magnet and high spot of New York. Here millions of people seek entertainment in the many theatres, night clubs, restaurants, etc. ACACIA CARD COMPANY, 258 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 7, N.Y. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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PublisherAcacia Card Company
SeriesK 1462
ConditionVery good
PublisherAcacia Card Company, New York, NY
NotesLinen texture; white border; printed number 42 at upper right and K 1462 at lower right. Postmark: none — card is unused, no cancellation. Linen-era divided-back chrome postcard (white border, textured stock); pencil dealer mark "PJC 1-" at top center; light edge wear and faint foxing on the back.

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Times Square at night, New York City, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/times-square-at-night-new-york-city-circa-1940s. Accessed October 25, 2026.