Once in a while, I discover something interesting embedded in the details of my city. I hope that such is the case with everyone, that I'm not the only one learning new things about their hometown, or that everyone lives somewhere with interesting things to uncover.
I learned a new word, for instance, when I discovered the
Twin City Postcard Club of Minnesota. They describe themselves as
deltiologists, "deltion" being Greek for writing tablet or letter. While I have two boxes of new postcards waiting to go out and twice that in cards I've received from around the world, I wouldn't classify myself as a deltiologist: my own collection is haphazard and byzantine, while these guys seem disciplined and focused on accruing a thematically consistent collection.
Here is an
online gallery of vintage Minneapolis postcards, but if you're in the Minneapolis area, you must visit the Central Library. It's a beautiful structure in itself—one cool feature is the digital display of books being returned, broadcast on the sides of the elevators as they rise and lower—but here you will find the
historic Minneapolis postcard collection in the Special Collections department. It's my intention to set up an appointment and bring some friends to check it out, because now I'm curious to learn what treasures are stored.
3 comments:
ahem . . . raises hand
My "Old Minneapolis Postcards" website is updated and enlarged and moved to http://www.postcardy.com/mplscard/index.html
@Postcardy: Thanks for the heads-up! I've updated the link in this post.
Post a Comment