Product Description
Late 1930's linen postcard showing The Shelburne Hotel, beach, and boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The Shelburne was located at Michigan Avenue and The Boardwalk. The hotel got its start as a boarding house in the mid 1800's before becoming on of the most glamorous hotels in Atlantic City. The 200 foot tall tower section was built in the 1920's. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower stayed at the hotel, as did celebrities like Irving Berlin and Al Jolson. Attempts to turn the hotel info a casino in the late 1970's, led by Benihana restaurant chain founder Rocky Aoki, failed, and the hotel was demolished in 1984.
The card is a C.T. Art-Colortone card made by Curt Teich & Co, Chicago, and printed in the U.S.A.
The card is unused and in excellent condition.
Product Description
Late 1930's linen postcard showing The Shelburne Hotel, beach, and boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The Shelburne was located at Michigan Avenue and The Boardwalk. The hotel got its start as a boarding house in the mid 1800's before becoming on of the most glamorous hotels in Atlantic City. The 200 foot tall tower section was built in the 1920's. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower stayed at the hotel, as did celebrities like Irving Berlin and Al Jolson. Attempts to turn the hotel info a casino in the late 1970's, led by Benihana restaurant chain founder Rocky Aoki, failed, and the hotel was demolished in 1984.
The card is a C.T. Art-Colortone card made by Curt Teich & Co, Chicago, and printed in the U.S.A.
The card is unused and in excellent condition.