The Hall of Philosophy is located on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution. This postcard photograph of the hall has a much different look than the image you will see today.

Vintage postcards capture a moment in time much like a photograph. But an added bonus it the message and stamp of the time.

Tis post card was sent from Celeron, NY.  Celeron was the home of Celeron park and one of the biggest ferris wheels in the United States. It also had a roller rink and merry go round that people remember and still talk about to this day.

There is not much of the park left, a few cement foundations and the park where the Summer Wind docks and picks up and drops off tourists for excursions on Chautauqua Lake.

Celeron is also known as the home of Lucille Ball.