I’m looking for a postcard of a beach in Chicago. All the Chicago postcards that have a beach in it are primarily skyline or building shots. I would like a postcard where the primary subject matter is the beach in Chicago. Anybody find any?
If you mail me one, I will mail you six Chicago postcards over the next six months. One rule: On the postcard, you have to tell me where you purchased it.
You can mail the chicago beach postcard to:
Matt Maldre
4809 N. Bell Ave, #1E
Chicago, IL 60625
I’ll take that challenge. I don’t doubt it will be difficult, but I like sleuthing
chicago’s not really known for its beaches. that’s probably why you can’t find a beach postcard easily.
Chicago has one of the most prettiest skylines with it’s lake. And we’ve got a lot of beaches along the lake. I would think there would be a photo of a chicago beach as the focus, with maybe the skyline in the background. Wouldn’t that be a nice photo? But the skylilne in this challenge is not necessary. In fact, you don’t have to be the first one to find a postcard of a chicago beach. I will keep this open for submissions for awhile. And here’s an interesting fact: Lake Michigan is the longest lake in the world.
you could just make your own. illustration or photograph.
I concur … after some serious sleuthing I came up with nothing. Chicago postcards primarily boast our architecture. Some boast museums and others feature attractions, like Navy Pier, but with little more than two months of real “beach time”, Chicago’s beaches apparently aren’t worthy of a postcard unto themselves.
antique stores are your best bet. especially those antique malls that dozens of individual booths. Find a booth that sells postcards. Usually they have big binders or big boxes with hundreds of cards. I bet there’s a Chicago beach postcard out there. Postcards were really hot in early and mid 20th century.
did you try eBay?
a few things. I’m looking for: 1) a current chicago beach postcard. 2) Not old ones. 3) a postcard that can be bought at a regular store.
yes. i’m sure there are plenty of old time chicago postcards that feature the beach. The real challenge is finding a contemporary one that is sold in stores today.
but you know what? i’d be glad to get ANY chicago beach postcards–old or new. Any chicago beach postcard will get six months of postcards from me. 😀