{"product_id":"lowville-new-york-park-avenue-houses-1916-postcard-posted-divided-back","title":"Lowville New York Park Avenue Houses 1916 Postcard Posted Divided Back","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"346\"\u003ePosted in 1916, this Lowville postcard shows a residential view along Park Avenue with large frame houses and early twentieth century streetscape features in the Lewis County village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"929\"\u003eLowville developed as a small commercial and agricultural center in northern New York, serving surrounding dairy farms and rural communities in the Black River Valley. Residential streets near the village center often featured substantial homes built during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, reflecting the prosperity of local merchants, professionals, and landowners. Postcards documenting quiet residential avenues became common subjects, presenting orderly sidewalks, shade trees, and prominent houses that illustrated the character of small-town neighborhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003eThe image shows several large two-story homes set back from the street behind lawns and sidewalks, including a prominent corner house with a broad porch and tall brick chimney. Young street trees line the roadway, and wooden utility poles with crossarms carry overhead lines along the edge of the street. The caption at the top reads View on Park Avenue, Lowville, N. Y. The reverse features a divided back with a 1916 postmark and handwritten message addressed within New York State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982739501240,"sku":"20231023op","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_82d885c5-1e15-4e58-8b6f-102c9804ef80.jpg?v=1773104236","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/lowville-new-york-park-avenue-houses-1916-postcard-posted-divided-back","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}