Name/Title
Empire Rollerdrome PostcardEntry/Object ID
1980.007.035Description
The front of the postcard is a color illustration of an empty rink; at the bottom is a light blue colored stripe with white figures within roller skating; at the top of the postcard is white banner with red lining that has "The EMPIRE Rollerdrome" in blue and red print within it; above the light blue stripe at the bottom is "Home of The "Miracle Maple"" in blue print.
Everything printed on the back of the postcard is in blue: top of left-hand side: "Empire Rollerdrome / R.S.R.O.A. / 200 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, N.Y. / (Opposite Ebbets Field) / New York State's Biggest & Finest Rollerdrome"; bottom of left-hand side: "I.R.T. Flatbush Line to Sterling St. Sta. / B.M.T. Brighton Line to Prospect Pk. Sta."; down the middle vertically: "Designed and Produced by Har...16 W. 28th Street New York, N.Y."; above the vertical text is "E-6762"; right-hand side "Post Card" in large print and a postage stamp area in the upper right-hand corner. Aqua blue stamped information at the bottom of the left-hand side: "Joe & Jean Devonshire / 441 West 47th Street / New York 19, N.Y.".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Paul J. Gilbert