While perhaps not as exciting as my other Pittsburgh postcard collection, this is still a pretty cool set. It's not as exciting because 1.) It's newer (from 1941, vs. the other one, from 1914) and 2.) Mark bought it on Etsy for my birthday.
However, it does include photos featuring some of the city's world-class charm, including a few of the city's many bridges, my college alma mater, Duquesne University. That's also where Mark and I met. :)
It is sorta like the other set, in that it's according style, with all the postcards connecting to one another, and postcard photos are printed on both sides.
That first postcard threw me off a bit, because there totally aren't any traffic circles here now. And I'm so thankful for that, because I think I have a heart attack every time I drive through one of those.
Still a pretty and always interesting to see what the city was like back then. That's funny - b/c I've been to Pittsburgh many of times, so my first thought was, "where is that traffic circle at?", hehe. And your right - they are heart attack inducing I swear. This one in Philly in front the museum has me turning pale every time I have to drive around it.
ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful I don't have to deal with traffic circles too often. Apparently they're actually safer than a stop light. I guess it's just the learning curve. (crappy pun intended)
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