Name/Title
Moonlight Garden Roller Skating Palace PostcardEntry/Object ID
1980.007.021Description
The front of the postcard includes two color illustrations; the top illustration is of the exterior of the roller rink including its colorful signage; the illustration on the bottom of the the inside with the rink itself empty. "Moonlight Garden Roller Skating Palace / Springfield, Illinois" is at the top in black print.
Everything on the back of the postcard is in black print: left-hand side: " "Moonlight Garden" / Roller Skating Palace / Largest and Most Beautiful in Middle West / Junction-Route 4, 36 & 54 / Skating Every Night 7:30 -10:30 (Except Mon.) / Saturday and Sunday Matinee 2:30-4:30 / Hammond Organ Music Nightly / Member National Association, R.S.R.O.A. / Mr. & Mrs. Roy C. Dexheimer, Sr., Manager-Owners / Mr. & Mrs. Roy C. Dexheimer, Jr., / Professional Instructors / Phone 20616"; on the left-hand side, vertically: "Published by Elizabeth F. Hillier, Springfield, Ill."; down the middle, vertically: "A "ShiniColor" by "Colourpicture", Boston 15, Mass, U.S.A."; at the top, in the center: "SK6773"; right-hand side: "Post Card" in large print. Red and white John Adams two cents postage stamp in the upper right-hand corner. Black circular stamp with information regarding when and where this postcard was sent: "Rochester Ill. / Sep 15(?) / 11 AM / 19(?)4".
The handwriting on the postcard is, most likely, in blue pen ink. Handwritten note on right-hand side: "Mr & Mrs Paul Gilbert / 1744 Blackstone Ave / Fresno Calif. / Skateland". Handwritten note on left-hand side (much of the handwriting is messy and partially obscured by residue, so the entire message cannot be deciphered): "...Mrs / ...to the rink open have...speak...grand....We've(?)...a...about...soon...nice time...stop(?) over or...".Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Paul J. Gilbert