A Postcard from Lexington


Two postcards, actually! Your Devoted Scribe's attention was drawn to them by an alert reader who noted them being auctioned on eBay.



Old City Hall Postcard

Exactly when this picture was made is unknown, but clearly before the Municipal Auditorium had been built. It appears to some of us to be a black & white photo that has been "colorized" by hand.

But when was the cupola red??? Did the colorizer goof? Or was that primer? Are any of our readers of an age to inform us?



The Hotel Lexington

This one, of the long-vanished Hotel Lexington, at least has a date - May, 1937. About the time that the picture of the 6th Grade at Central School was taken! The Pioneer House now stands in this location.