Name/Title
Public Square and Union Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio Postcard, c.1935Entry/Object ID
2025.0.4Tags
Cleveland, 20th CenturyDescription
Color postcard depicting Public Square and Union Terminal Tower in Cleveland, Ohio published by the Sapirstein Greeting Card Company in Cleveland. The caption on verso reads "Cleveland's Public Square, 4.4 acres in the heart of the business section. It was laid out in the original plan of the city conceived by its founder. General Moses Cleaveland in 1796. This view shows the new Union Terminal Group on the south west corner. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a Civil War memorial, occupies the center of the southeast section."
The postcard, postmarked May 15, 1935, was sent by [J.T.?] in Cleveland, Ohio to Mrs. Martha Thompson at 2269 South 9th St., Kenmore Station, Akron, Ohio. The handwritten message on the back reads: "Hello Ma: Seeing Cleveland for 2 days. Home Friday. Love + Best Wishes [J.T?]"Subject Person/Organization
Terminal TowerSubject Place
City
ClevelandCounty
Cuyahoga CountyState/Province
OhioCountry
United StatesAcquisition
Accession
2025.0Source or Donor
UnknownLocation
Location
Drawer
Vertical File 6Room
Elizabeth Nord Library & ArchivesBuilding
Shaker Historical SocietyDate
September 10, 2025
