Postcards or Chautauqua County are always a pleasant surprise to find when antiquing in the Jamestown, N.Y. and Westfield, N.Y. area.
A postcard is like capturing a moment in time that will never be exactly the same again. An added plus is if the postcard was mailed with a message and postmark. Unfortunately this card was just used as a memento.
This postcard is of the gate entrance and taken by C.S. Thomas from Warren, P.A. For those not familiar with the area Warren is about 40 minutes south of Chautauqua, N.Y.
This postcard is from the 1950’s. The vintage cars help pinpoint the time. There are gardens in the front of the building along with the traditional hanging baskets that are on almost every porch and balcony on the homes located on the Chautauqua grounds.
The stoplight, crossing lights, crosswalks and road signs are also missing.
There is also a postcard drawn by artist Jane Nelson of the gated entrance in the Vintage postcard post from Feb. 12, 2009.
The gated entrance sets a trademark for this gated community or learning, education and religion. Also during the season cars are not permitted on grounds and park across the street. The reason for this is the narrow streets lack of parking.
