Washingtonia palms with thick, shaggy trunks line a curving walk through a grassy, flower-bordered park in Miami. Their fan-shaped fronds rise above the path and fill much of the view against a pale sky. The caption places the scene on Palm Avenue, one of the palm-lined streets that supported Miami's early 20th-century image as a subtropical resort. Washingtonia palms were common ornamental plantings in Florida, valued for their height and tolerance of the climate.
Postcard Details
Message · German, in pen
[illegible] Adresse ist auch unser Name
3824 Mercier ave. Kansas City,
Missouri
May 2. Lieber Emma! -
[illegible] es verflossen alle
[illegible] Jahre meine Schwester Juliane [illegible]
[illegible] Brünn 7 ½ [illegible] Uhr abend[illegible]
[illegible] und dann zu Paul in Davenport
Ia. [illegible] dort 1 Monat [illegible] da-
[illegible] ich nicht mehr so viel [illegible]
in Chicago. Wir hoffen Clarie [illegible] mit
[illegible] ist in Orange gut
[illegible] Malern. Alle [illegible] Kö-
[illegible] ich [illegible] Blumengarten.
[illegible] mir bis die Zeit vorbei
[illegible] Mr. H. mit am 5ten meine
dir in Chicago sein. Wir hoffen
[illegible] in [illegible]. Vineta [illegible]
Hoffnung sind [illegible] mit den Alten
[illegible] und [illegible] sind [illegible]
[illegible] wir [illegible]
Fanni H. und [illegible]
[illegible]
Fanni H. und [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
Translation
[illegible] address is also our name
3824 Mercier ave. Kansas City,
Missouri
May 2. Dear Emma! -
[illegible] have passed all
[illegible] years my sister Juliane [illegible]
[illegible] Brünn 7 ½ [illegible] o'clock in the evening[illegible]
[illegible] and then to Paul in Davenport
Ia. [illegible] there 1 month [illegible] there-
[illegible] I no longer so much [illegible]
in Chicago. We hope Clarie [illegible] along
[illegible] is good in Orange
[illegible] painters. All [illegible] Kö-
[illegible] I [illegible] flower garden.
[illegible] me until the time is over
[illegible] Mr. H. along on the 5th my
you in Chicago. We hope
[illegible] in [illegible]. Vineta [illegible]
hope are [illegible] with the old folks
[illegible] and [illegible] are [illegible]
[illegible] we [illegible]
Fanni H. and [illegible]
[illegible]
Fanni H. and [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
White border around the image; color lithograph with visible halftone grain; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: LAKE WORTH FLA MAY 2 1921. Divided-back white-border card; long German message written in ink; pencil dealer stock/price notation (112, 2/2) on the back; card shows edge wear, light soiling and a few creases.
Cite this card
Washington Palms, Palm Avenue, Miami, FL, 1921, postcard, c. 1921. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-palms-palm-avenue-miami-fl-1921. Accessed November 2, 2026.
