World's Largest Bandshell, Daytona Beach, FL, 1956

Subjects: Public Parks & Commons Theaters & Opera Houses
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1956 (Chrome)

Back of World's Largest Bandshell, Daytona Beach, FL, 1956, Rev. A. D. Fisher & Family, WV, USA, c. 1956 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card shows the Daytona Beach Bandshell, an open-air amphitheater whose great central arch is flanked by square towers with green pyramidal roofs, set behind hedges and beds of red flowers with a broad lawn in the foreground. Built in 1937 with Works Progress Administration labor and coquina stone from local quarries, it was promoted as the world's largest bandshell and anchored the city's oceanfront park improvements, hosting concerts and civic events. The structure still stands on the Boardwalk and remains in use for performances.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We got here safe, at 11.30 Sunday morning going to the Beach now. Lester

PostmarkedDaytona Beach, FL, July 29, 1956, 17:30

Addressed to

Rev. A. D. Fisher & Family

1611 17th Ave Charleston, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 29, 1956, 17:30, Daytona Beach, FL
Publisher	SOUTHERN CARD & NOVELTY CO., INC.
Series	94
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Rev. A. D. Fisher & Family, 1611 17th Ave, Charleston, WV
Publisher	SOUTHERN CARD & NOVELTY CO., INC., Holly Hill, FL
Stamp	2c Thomas Jefferson, red
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a thin white border; small printed number "94" at upper right; light surface soiling and minor corner wear. Postmark: DAYTONA BEACH FLA. JUL 29 5:30 PM 1956. Divided-back linen-era card with 2¢ Jefferson stamp; light edge/corner wear and slight toning on the address side.

Cite this card

World's Largest Bandshell, Daytona Beach, FL, 1956, postcard, c. 1956. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/worlds-largest-bandshell-daytona-beach-fl-1956. Accessed November 2, 2026.