Whirlpool Rapids & Great Gorge Route, Niagara Falls, 1914
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The Whirlpool Rapids churn through the Niagara Gorge, with a steel cantilever railway bridge spanning the gorge in the distance and a trolley car of the Great Gorge Route running along the left bank on tracks beside the water. The Great Gorge Route was a scenic electric railway opened in the 1890s that carried tourists along the rim of the Niagara Gorge below the falls, and the cantilever bridge shown is the Michigan Central Railway crossing at Niagara Falls. The view takes in the white water below the Whirlpool, the narrow stretch that made the rapids a standard stop on Niagara tours.
Postcard Details
1714 Half St. S.W. Washington, DC
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Niagara Falls, NY |
|---|---|
| Series | 856 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mr Harrison Beams, 1714 Half St. S.W., Washington, DC |
| Place depicted | Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls |
| Stamp | 1c George Washington, green, issued 1909 |
| Stamp | 1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Thin white border; grainy chromolithograph screen texture; printed number 856 in lower left of image; worn corners and light edge wear. Postmark: NIAGARA FALLS N.Y. JUL 27 7-PM 1914. Divided-back card printed "Post Card" with "For correspondence / For address only"; 1¢ green Washington adhesive stamp; message written sideways along the left edge; heavy toning, soiled/torn stamp corner and worn edges. |
Cite this card
Whirlpool Rapids & Great Gorge Route, Niagara Falls, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/whirlpool-rapids-great-gorge-route-niagara-falls-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.