Festival of Light

* FABULOUS WONDERLAND
* Annual Festival of Light
* DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH, TEXAS

This fairyland, dreqam-come-true picture, from Burk Burnett Plaza, among dazzling skyscrapers is unsurpassed in the nation. It is another first for aristichrome photography. Few cities are endowed with a near-by park, reflecting pool, tranquil shade, spreading sycamores, giant magnolias, dainty flowers or strolling foot-paths.

Castaway Beach Motel

Castaway BEACH MOTEL

2075 So. Atlantic Ave

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Casual Luxury – When Fun & Informality Prevails

The Only Thing We Overlook Is The Ocean!

Holiday Inn of Middletown

Holiday Inn

OF MIDDLETOWN

MIDDLETOWN, OHIO

I-75 at Ohio 122 Exit

Air-conditioned — Restaurant

Swimming Pool

Free TV — Free Holidex Reservations 

Taqira's Reswtaurant

Taira's RESTAURANT

East Hiway 66

Gallup, New Mexico

Seasttle World's Fair Gayway

SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR

Night on the Gayway

Daisy Avenue Christmas Trees

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Early in the Christmas Season, these live Christmas trees are trimmed with lights; figures telling the Christmas Story are placed around the trees  trees and in the parkway; and choirs sing sacred songs . . . while visitors drive quietly by with dimmed auto lights to enjoy the beauty of the scenes. (Daisy Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Hill Street.)

 

Christmas Sleigh & Carriage

FORT WAYNE CARRIAGE/SLEIGH

"Season's Greetings From Fort Wayne"

Horse drawn carriage/Corban Carriage and 155 foot long, 5½ ton lighted Christmas display as photographed in downtown Fort Wayne with every one of its 24,717 bulbs.

©1986 NICK T. NICHOLAS

 

Christmas Decorated Water Tower

Each Christmas Season the City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, decorates its 165 ft. Water Tower. The streamers form the top are 185 feet long and consist of 1,000 lights. The 15 ft. star at the top is made up of 120 lights.

 

South of the Border at Night

SOUTH OF THE BORDER

Pedro's Glamorama Restaurant, Motel, Gift Shop, Service Station on the Tobacco Trail (U. S. 301). 6 mi. north Dillon, S. C. at N. C. line.

 

A High Time in Miami Beach

COLLINS AVENUE AND 18TH STREET

Miami Beach, Florida

This view shows the Raleigh, the Shelborne, the Nautilus and the Shore Club — which become a riot of color at night.

postmarked 1963

Charcoal Steak House Restaurant

B. M. MERRILL'S

CHARCOAL STEAK HOUSE

Located on Highway 231 North, at the circle,

Dothan, Alabama

Recommended by AAA, Duncan Hines and American Restaurant Association

Spectacular Tall Sign

SOUTH

OF THE

BORDER

Pedro's Spectacular 100 foot tall sign! Largest free-standing sign East of the Mississippi! Landmark from air or Turnpike, night or day!

Reno Arch & Fitzgeralds Signs

The world famous Reno Arch welcomes visitors to the "Biggest Little City in the World". Harolds Club and Fitzgeralds Casino/Hotel are located downtown, right at the Reno Arch.

Golden Nugget Gambling Hall

The Million Dollar

GOLDEN NUGGET GAMBLING HALL

SALOON AND RESTAURANT, LAS VEGAS

"Where Fortune Smiles"

Brightly lighted marquee truly turns night into day. The famous GOLDEN NUGGET sign is synonomous with Las Vegas. Thousands of visitors pass through these portals daily where fun, excitement and entertainment go on 24 hours a day.

R. H. Stearns Store

R. H. STEARNS COMPANY

Boston, Massachusetts

Highlight of the Christmas Season

The 92-foot "Tree of Light"

Country Club Plaza Holiday Decorations

A spectacular exhibit of Yuletide beauty,. Looking west from J. C. Nichols Parkway and 47th Street — the eastern gateway to the famous Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. The Plaza is a J. C. Nichols Co. development.

International Hotel Marquee

PARADISE ROAD

"Just off the Strip"

Las Vegas, Nevada

The International Hotel marquee with the Landmark Hotel in the background. Both hotels and the Las Vegas Convention Center, gives Paradise Road a good start to becoming a second strip.

Doing the Town at Cleveland, Ohio

CLEVELAND'S PUBLIC SQUARE AT NIGHT

Cleveland, Ohio

In the foreground is pictured the Soldiers and Sailors monument erected in honor of Clevelanders who served in the Civil War. In the background, to the right, is Euclid Ave., the longest street in Cleveland; to the left, Superior Ave.

 

Reno Arch

RENO, NEVADA
This picturesque arch is the gateway to the colorful gambling casinos that line Virginia street, Reno's main thoroughfare.

postmarked 1953

Will Rogers Turnpike at Night

WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE

Night view of the entrance to the fabulous Will Rogers Turnpike connecting Tulsa, Oklahoma and Joplin, Missouri. Will Rogers Turnpike was opened to traffic on June 28, 1957 and named after world citizen and native son will Rogers.

postmarked 1960