More news of interest from Richard Cummings all the way from Germany! He emailed me tons of Revere Beach Postcards that he took a photo of from where your say???? None other than Kelly's on the beach when he was in Mass. in 2002!
I have been trying to post them on The Lantern but reducing the size of the photo distorts the picture as you will notice below. Then Richard sent another photo which also includes his lovely children. I also had to reduce the size of that photo so this site would allow me to upload it......all these complications....making sure I changed them to Jpeg files to do it.
How come I don't remember these beautiful assortment of postcards? I was at Kelly's constantly especially late at night after dancing the night away at the Caravan Club! Even during many freezing cold nights standing in line for those delicious Roast Beef Sandwiches and the best Fried Clams ever! Gosh, is my brain starting to fry?????
What are your memories of these famous Postcards????? Do you remember them?
I asked my daughter if the next time she is in the area to stop and take more photos of these postcards........that is if they are still there on the wall. I know the owners of Kelly's has changed hands several times throughout the years. My talented daughter is an amazing photographer so I hope we will get more photos?
Does anyone actually own any of these old postcards????? I searched the Internet and a man from Stoneham has been collecting postcards of Revere Beach for 50 years! Wow, I wish he posted them online for me to snag!
Message from Richard Cummings:
Hi. I wish I had all those postcards.....I stopped by Kelly's in 2002 for the usual and there on the extreme right side, were the post cards.
These are my four kids...actually Kevin, the boy on the left, has grown to be taller than Nick, the one on the right. And Lea the small girl on the left is now 16 and taller than Sasha on the right. See the post cards? Take care. Rich
By the way, enough time has lapsed and no one has figured out who those adorable kids posted on a previous entry are??? These photos were also sent by Richard. Richard states that the following people are in the photo with the little children from Beachmont: Arthur Maroney, Michael Nappa, Elizabeth Vass and himself .....others in the photo, he can't remember. He was hoping someone would know.
Also, the other two photos were taken by Richard...one of the beautiful view of the Rhine River in Germany. Richard has turned into quite the photographer! Kudos!
Again, I remind you to please leave a sentence or two below any entry you wish to comment on and not in my personal email address....this will allow everyone to be able to view what you have to say. Just go to "Add your Own" on the bottom of the Entry you choose to talk about. We would all love to hear your memories of the Postcards! And if you recognize any of the kids in that photo in Entry: "It's Picture Time".
Sal Carmosino emailed me an interesting site about Revere Beach. Please click on the link below. I never realized that Revere Beach was the first public beach in the nation! I especially love the radio feature in the site located on the left hand side (just click on "Play"). Take your time and enjoy this well put together MassMoments! I loved it!
http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=203
Rose,
ReplyDeleteGreat entry. I really cant say I remember the post cards from our
young days at Kelleys. We usually went there at night and were too cold
waiting for our order to notice anything.
But I do remember seeing them there for many years after moving from
Revere and visiting there sometimes. They were and are great cards.
They show Revere Beach in its heydey with rides, hotels and
things that we could never imagine...
If anyone visits Kelleys, be sure to look for them. They are on the wall
under glass, on the right side. It almost makes one glad to wait for your
order!
Sal
Yes, Sal, I have seen them recently and, indeed, they are wonderful! My niece was here last month from the Midwest and, on the way from the airport, she wanted to re-visit the beach (where her grandmother used to live and where she spent many summers) to go to Kelley's. . . she was dying for fried clams. . . and we spent the "wait" time thoroughly engrossed in studying the postcards. They are fabulous reminders of the beach's history. I especially was thrilled to see the old theatres and dance halls, where the "Big Bands" used to play and where my parents did ballroom dancing (for which they won many awards!) Also, seeing the old rides, the Cyclone, the Wild Mouse, etc., reminded me of my childhood days on the beach.
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, I'm going to the beach to see the Sand Sculptures again. . . I had seen them last year and they were fantastic! I have to say that the beach looks quite good, It has been given a dramatic facelift in recent years.
And to Richard in Germany, your son looks just like you. . .or at least, my memory of how you looked in high school.