This image shows the proscenium stage of the Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. The venue hosts the world famous and long running Stratford Festival. It features Shakespeare plays and other popular subjects from the late Spring through early Fall.
The description on the card states:
Auditorium and Stage of
THE FESTIVAL THEATRE
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Seating 2258, the auditorium of this unique theatre is semicircular, built in arena style. Constructed at a cost of more than $2,000,000, its productions are annually seen by more than 250,000 people.
–The venue still exists and looks almost the same today. This card was used, and dates from the 1960s.
Category: Postcards From Another Millennium
Postcards from various decades of the 20th century.
Casa Loma Guide, Toronto, Canada
This is an unusual subject. The guides at the Casa Loma house in Toronto would present these personalized photos to their tour at the end of their visit. This photo is of Marilynn Malach, whose autograph is attached to the bottom of the photo.
The description on the back states:
CASA LOMA is operated by The Kiwanis Club of West Toronto Inc.
Proceeds for Charitable Work.
This little souvenir of your visit to Casa Loma is presented to you by your guide.
–It is not known if this was a universal practice among the various guides, or if this practice continues to the present day.
The card dates from the 1960s.
Casa Loma Exit, Toronto, Canada
This shows the same aspect as the first photo, but from the exit side as indicated by the signs on the fence posts either side of the driveway. This formal entrance does not have the terrace that surrounds the other sides of the house, which also overlook the gardens.
The house took 300 workers three years to complete. It is full of towers, secret passages and unusual rooms.
There is no caption on this card, which dates from the 1960s.
Casa Loma Side View, Toronto, Canda
This image is of the shorter side of Casa Loma, with a peek a the longer aspect to the right, where the main tourist access is, provided by a broad, two level terrace. The terrace seen here almost encircles the building.
The building alone contains almost 65,000 square feet of interior space.
There is no caption on the back of this photo. The image dates from the 1960s.
Casa Loma Garden View, Toronto, Canada
This view moves to a different aspect of the gothic revival mansion called Casa Loma, seen this time from the gardens.
The gardens are over 5 acres in size, and can be viewed by visitors along with the building.
There is no caption on the back of this card. This image dates from the 1960s.
Casa Loma Entrance, Toronto, Canada
This week begins with a view of the driveway leading to the car shelter entrance to Casa Loma, originally a private home and now a museum and historical landmark. The structure is seven floors in total, and over 64,700 square feet in size.
The only description on the back of these cards is:
CASA LOMA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
–This image can be conclusively dated to the 1960s by the automobiles parked in the lower right corner.
Comanche Trail, Bryce Canyon, Utah
This image changes the location from the previous cards, and features the more stark and heavily eroded Bryce Canyon National Park, a short distance to the northeast from Zion National Park, also in southwest Utah. This image features hikers on the Comanche Trail as it winds along the slopes of the Canyon.
The description states:
FROM THE COMANCHE TRAIL one gets a new conception of the grandeur and dignity of the formations that were viewed from the rim. A Ranger-naturralist conducts trips into Bryce Canyon leaving Sunset Point at 9:00 A. M. daily. Bryce Canyon national Park is reached on the Union Pacific Railroad to Cedar City, Utah, thence by delightful motor bus tour.
–In fact, Bryce Canyon is not a canyon at all, but a series of eroded amphitheater like formations. This postcard was used and is postmarked July 1, 1948.
Highway Switchbacks, Zion National Park
This image of Zion Canyon shows the steep ascent vehicles must take to exit the valley floor. The switchbacks on the road at center left allow slow progression up the steep slopes without creating too much challenge for larger vehicles.
The description states:
SWITCHBACKS ON
ZION-MT. CARMEL HIGHWAY
ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH
Starting from the floor of Zion Canyon and zig-zagging up the talus slopes of Pine Canyon in a series of six switchbacks, the Zion-Mt. Carmel highway plunges into a 5,607-foot tunnel, from which galleries have been broken out at six selected intervals.
–This card likely dates from the 1950s.
Rock Candy Mountain, Zion National Park, Utah`
This formation, striated throughout its surface by water action, is called the Rock Candy Mountain. This label may not be current, as the location with the name at this writing is located in central Utah, not in the Zion National Park.
The description states:
The carvings in sandstone formations seen along the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway are a source of interest and wonderment. Motor bus tours from Cedarr City, Utah, pass over this highway from Zion, Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Cedar City is reached by rail on the Union Pacific Railroad 275 miles south of Salt Lake City. Natural Color Photograph from Kodachrome.
–The card likely dates from the 1940s.
Virgin River, Zion National Park, Utah
This view features a portion of the Virgin River as it flows along the canyon floor in Zion National Park.
The description states:
VIRGIN RIVER
ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH
Carved by the North Fork of the Virgin River, which the early Indians called Mukuntuweap, Zion Canyon is an ears of vertical gorges, towering colorful walls and cliffs.
–The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado, which is also known for carving the world-famous Grand Canyon in Arizona. This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.