Such Is Fate

Postmarked 19 June 1945
Rochester, New York

Message:

Dear Mary:- Thanks a million for the nice cards. / Yes, such is fate! We all have to grow older! But I suppose we all can remain young in spirit. Many saw we are as old as we feel. What's your opinion? Write again real soon / Earl F. Nicht

Maplewood Park Website

The Queen City of Southern Minnesota

Postmarked 4 May 1948
Rochester, Minnesota

Postcard Caption:

FRONT: Clinic and Hotel Kahler, Rochester, Minn - 43

BACK: Rochester, "The Queen City of Southern Minnesota," has ample hotel facilities for the accommodation of the ever increasing numbers of patients visiting the Mayo Clinic. Over 1600 hospital beds are available for the care of patients.

Postcard Message:

5-5-48 / Dear Mrs. Johnson / Just a word of greeting from Rochester. I am going thru the clinic here / Sincerely / Mrs. Orling.

The largest hospital complex in the world, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota which sees 350,000 patients each year, still draws guests to the Kahler Grand Hotel. 

The Snow Melted Fast

Postmarked 23 February 1945
Rochester, New York

Message:

Dear Mary - / Many thanks for the view of Grace -- Bridge, a great structure, no doubt. Spring-like day here today and the snow melted fast. Come again soon. / Earl F. Nicht / 83 Clifton St, Rochester N.Y.

The Powers Building was completed in 1868, and was the first building in upstate New York to have a passenger elevator (then known as a "vertical railroad." Daniel Powers didn't want any other building in Rochester to be as tall as his, so later construction added four floors and an observation tower.

Powers Building Website

The building today:


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A View of Our Largest Industry

Postmarked 29 November 1944
Rochester, New York

Message:

11-29-44 / Dear Mary:-- / Thanks a lot for the nice view of the Citadel. / Here's a view of our largest industry where most of the film of the movie industry is manufactured./ Write again soon./ Earl F. Nicht

The Internet makes facilitating postcard exchanges so much easier. Even so, many collectors managed to join postcard clubs and rings to get cards from across the country.

Today, Eastman Kodak's business is challenged by changing technology. Their business park is now leased to a number of tenants as reported by the Democrat-Chronicle.

Silver Lake | Rochester, Minnesota

Postmarked 25 July 1947
Rochester, MN

There is a Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and the recipient was undoubtedly a patient there. I wonder what treatments he was taking - and if he ever got to go hang out by the lake. A picture of the current Rochester skyline is here.

Rochester Parks and Recreation