Woolworth store, 39th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 1945
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1945 (Linen)
About this postcard
A corner view of the new F. W. Woolworth Co. five-and-dime at 39th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The store's red-and-gold ground-floor fascia is lettered 'F. W. WOOLWORTH CO.' below a tall, vertically ribbed cream facade. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalk while a yellow bus and period automobiles fill the street. Woolworth's was the leading American five-and-dime chain, and this branch stood in Midtown's busy commercial district, a few blocks south of the New York Public Library and near the Fifth Avenue department stores. By the 1940s the chain's signs were familiar in downtowns across the country.
Postcard Details
Box 202 Babylon
Postcard record
| Publisher | TICHNOR BROTHERS, INC. |
|---|---|
| Series | TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS 64581 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Emeline Kotlik, Box 202, Babylon |
| Place sent from | Emeline Kozlik, Box 202, Babylon, NY |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a thin white border; printed caption reads "NEW WOOLWORTH STORE, 39TH STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY 61"; building signage reads "F. W. WOOLWORTH CO."; photo credit "PHOTO BY KEYSTONE" printed lower right. Postmark: none visible; no stamp affixed. Addressed to Emeline Kotlik, Box 202, Babylon, L.I. 1945; return address Minnie Raynor (sender's name only, no address). Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES"; Tichnor Quality Views no. 64581, published by Tichnor Brothers, Inc., 1472 Broadway, New York City; "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE / MADE IN U. S. A." stamp box; heavy brown foxing/staining along right edge and lower right. |
Cite this card
Woolworth store, 39th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/woolworth-store-39th-street-and-fifth-avenue-new-york-ny-194. Accessed November 2, 2026.