Postcard #189
Postmarked Miami · September 11, 2026
Sometimes when I feel like I’m slipping, I drive around and visit all the houses I lived in and all the places I used to be. I smile at the ghosts of the younger versions of me, knowing how much more of the world they’re going to see. I’ve come too far to stop now. this is good luck - anon
Notes from the reader
Florida!!! The poem message was timely & resonates deeply. ❤️🔥 The message was so timely. A fire to the heart and confirmation of next steps not taken and one last match to light and set to old pages. 1950s Miami marketing linen postcard Hotels The McAllister The Columbus The Colonial Everglades So much history here Elizabeth Taylor 13 Women! Property owners & entrepreneurs Women whose art is stolen Prohibition-era The Mob Teamster financing Early cinema & entertainment industry Civic gatherings Jim Crow A time when Black entertainers & artists could entertain white people at certain hotels but were not allowed to stay overnight there Hurricanes Real estates collapse World War II Oh my! And the artists & activists who didn’t start the fire but have been 1950s Miami postcard 4 hotels McAllister Columbus Colonial Everglades 💥💥💥💥 Woman’s history Women property owners & entrepreneurs 13 Elizabeth Taylor Prohibition- Mob Early cinema/entertainment industry Jim Crow - Black entertainers could entertain at the hotel lounge but could not stay overnight at the accommodations Virginia Key Beach Political/ civic gatherings 1926 hurricane A real-estate collapse World War II Early television Teamsters A Maple Leaf Red Autumn 330
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