Totally Postcard Tuesday - Street Scenes

Street scenes are one of the many reasons why I love to collect postcards. In the early 20th century more people lived in rural areas than in the hustle and bustle of the city. But the cities and towns were the life support of those that lived outside of it. It was the center for all of modern innovations and machinery; they were the epitome of the American Industrial Dream.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69660367/postcard-shopping-district-buffalo-ny?ga_search_query=new%2Byork&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_6244670

The pictures printed these cities touched with color to proudly display modern travel and modern life in the big cities and towns. I can't imagine how many children would look at these cards and dream of living or at least visiting San Francisco or New York. The amazing public transportation line, power lines that lit up the streets, people everywhere chatting and it seemed that everyone was busy doing something in these cards.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69660976/postcard-main-street-buffalo-ny-antique?ref=v1_other_1

Without television everything was an event and most often it could not be done in the privacy of your own home. People actually had to dress up, leave their house and go see the circus or the parade. They were happy to leave the monotony of the daily life. The interaction between people may not have always been perfect but at least they interacted. They had to; there’d been no other way to convey a message or to see something. People would congregate around interesting things such as newspaper stands to talk about the daily events, crowds would form if a stranger rolled in with something new and amazing on his cart.

In present times these postcards are very collectible and sometimes a challenge to find. Their charm and appeal comes from a little touch of nostalgia many of us feel as we see the interactions beautifully illustrated. Most important is that the people are busy doing and seeing new things for themselves not virtually. The personal connection of people in the early 20th century is something that we have unfortunately lost over time and our wonderful nation has certainly changed.

When these beautiful cards were first sold people often longed to visit distant places joining in the activity of a modern city. Now many of us look at these beautiful cards and long for a distant time and to join in the activity of a society before cell phones.

You are here...Atlanta Georgia

I have been blessed with a short trip to the beautiful city of Atlanta, Georgia as part of my training for my new position.  I have a few minutes of down time and thought I would visit a minute and collect a treasure trove representing this fine city and state.  Plus the power keeps flickering off and on due to the storm and my notebook battery if keeping me occupied. 

Postcard featured is found at
http://www.etsy.com/listing/69671394/postcard-president-and-mrs-jimmy-carter

This beautiful state is rich in history and home of our 39th president, Jimmy Carter.  Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia that holds an annual Peanut Festival.  Sounds like a lot of fun to me! 

This wonderful piece of memorabilia can be found in ETSY Shop 
The Dish Dash Kitchen Co.
 http://www.etsy.com/shop/DishDashKitchenCo?ref=seller_info

Along with the great history I have always love the architecture of Atlanta and the state's lush trees when visiting this part of the country.

This Beautiful Photograph Note Card can be found in ETSY Shop at Schutterbug Photo at
http://www.etsy.com/people/SchutterbugPhoto?ref=ls_profile 

Saturday Procrastination & Packing Mayhem

This wonderful vintage book can be found on ETSY shop Bountiful Books at
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BountifulBooks?ref=pr_shop

So I am up early typing instead of packing. I know its called procrastination. I look around and just want to say WTF was I thinking? Is there enough boxes in this world to help me move?

The caption of this wonderful painting is "Once Again" which is so very fitting for how I feel today.
You can find this great painting in ETSY shop Jacques Audet Painter at http://www.etsy.com/shop/audetpainter?ref=seller_info

I can't wait though, I am so extremely excited about returning to the warmth and palms of the California I love. Don't get me wrong, the mountains are BEAUTIFUL, but I am truly, beyond a doubt, a city girl. Even the site of Mayberry or Little House On The Prairie makes me cringe. I...must...have...shopping...malls!!!

This gorgeous print is from ETSY shop Quite Bright at
 http://www.etsy.com/shop/quitebright?ref=seller_info

Plus I must not have a blood preasure or something because I need a jacket even when it is 70 degrees out. So alas I will stop messing around and start putting things in my boxes. Especially since I can hear my husband waking up and if he sees me here I might be in a box!!! LOL

ETSY HAS EVERYTHING!!!! Even a girl in the box, lol.  This great piece of art was found in ETSY Shop King Happy Creation at
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KingHappyCreations?ref=seller_info

He knows I am overwhelmed but for some reason doesn't have any sympathy. He was mumbling something about "Hoarders" last night. So I will see you later.

This very fitting item can be found in ETSY shop J Randall at
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jrandall?ref=seller_info