Postcard Greetings
from Old Louisville
(Vintage Postcards from Old Louisville)
Third Avenue
Today we call it Third Street. In the late 19th and early 20th Century it was known as 3rd Avenue, and was a favorite for Louisville Postcards because of its seemingly endless row of fine mansions and public buildings from downtown ending at the Confederate Monument.
"View of 3rd Ave,
Louisville, Ky."
Post card printed between 1901 and 1907
"Adath Israel
Jewish Temple,
Louisville, Ky."
1905-1910
Walnut
Street Baptist Church,
Louisville Ky.
3rd & St. Catherine
1920s
 "Norton Infirmary, Louisville, Ky." 3rd & Oak (NE side) Post Card mailed August 1918 |
 Norton Memorial Infirmary, Louisville, Ky." Later view, new building |
The Marquette Terrace
and Toddle House Restaurant
3rd and Ormsby
~1950s
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"Third Avenue,
Louisville, Ky." |
"Along Third Avenue,
Louisville" |
"Third Avenue,
Louisville, Ky." |
Residence Section,
South Third Ave, Louisville, Ky
(1500 Block)
"Entrance Magnolia Garden
S. K. Hoffman, Mgr., 3rd & Avery, Louisville, Ky"
Post card printed shortly after 1914
The Confederate Monument
10 more views
"J. B. Speed Memorial
Museum
Louisville, Kentucky"
For more
views of Third Avenue, see also
The Confederate Monument (multiple views)
&
Hotels
Vintage Postcard Views of Louisville
Old Louisville
Second Street
Third Avenue
Fourth Avenue
St James Court
Central Park
The Confederate Monument
Churches
Hotels
Schools
The 1937 FloodLouisville (the rest of the city)
Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby
The Old Court House
City Hall
East to West along Broadway
The Seelbach Hotel
Railroad Stations
Churches
Without extended descriptions:
Fourth Street
The Armory
Hotels
The Old Post Office and Customs House
City Parks
Cemeteries
Miscellaneous
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