Venetian Pool and Casino, Coral Gables, FL, 1931

Subject: Community Centers
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1931 (Linen)

Back of Venetian Pool and Casino, Coral Gables, FL, 1931, c. 1931 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

A blue-toned halftone view of the Venetian Pool and Casino in Coral Gables, Florida, showing a low arcaded building with a taller tower section, palm trees, and a broad paved area in the foreground. The back carries printed promotional text presenting Coral Gables as a healthful, carefully zoned home city.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Oct. 1st, 1931. Back home again, but sure miss the "Gang" up in Detroit. Give my regards to any of my friends that you may see. Best wishes D.M. Seymour, I.

VIEW OF VENETIAN POOL AND CASINO, CORAL GABLES, FLA. CORAL GABLES, FLA., is 500 miles south of Los Angeles and 300 miles south of Cairo, Egypt. Its mean tempera- ture, Nov. to Apr., is 70.5; Apr. to Nov., 80 - according to U. S. weather bureau records over 34 years. The sun shines on an average of 359 days a year, and nowhere have its violet rays greater tonic and health restoring powers. Coral Gables is one of America's most beautiful home cities, zoned and restricted for your protection.

PostmarkedMiami, FL

Addressed to

Frances Kaiser

12459 Loretta Detroit, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked	Miami, FL
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Frances Kaiser, 12459 Loretta, Detroit, MI
Place depicted	Venetian Pool and Casino, Coral Gables, FL
Place mentioned	Coral Gables, FL
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Blue-toned halftone print with heavy grain; no white border visible; caption printed in white along the bottom edge. Postmark: 1:30 PM 1931; message dated Oct. 1, 1931. Divided-back card with printed Coral Gables, Fla. ad copy; blue-ink message written sideways along the left edge; 1c green Franklin stamp; 'AIR-MAIL SAVES TIME' printed heading with biplane illustration; pencil dealer price mark $1.25; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Venetian Pool and Casino, Coral Gables, FL, 1931, postcard, c. 1931. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/venetian-pool-and-casino-coral-gables-fl-1931. Accessed November 2, 2026.