Vintage Postcard Lot Virginia Nights Lee Hwy Ocean View Dance Hall Gothic Church

This postcard lot documents the early 20th-century architectural, landscape, and leisure history of Virginia, tied together by a rare nighttime publishing theme.

The top card highlights the historic Lee Highway crossing Massanutten Mountain near New Market, a vital route for early automobile touring.

The middle card captures the famous Ocean View Pavilion, an entertainment destination for big bands that was later destroyed by a hurricane. It captures crowds of sharply dressed couples strolling the boardwalk beneath glowing string lights.

The bottom card captures Christ's Episcopal Church built in historic Ghent neighborhood of The Hague, showing its dramatic presence along the urban waterfront landscape.