I’ve previously posted the black-and-white version of this postcard, but this colorized version is much nicer. Besides adding color, this version removed the utility poles and wires that lined both sides of the street and you can only barely make out the trolley tracks on the street’s right side.
The same scene in black and white.
As I noted previously, the building in the center is now the site of the Shalin Liu Performance Center.
Like the previous card, this one was published by The Rotograph Company of New York City and printed in Germany. This card has no date or postmark. The black-and-white one had a 1911 postmark, so the scene is then or earlier.
How on earth was it possible to knock down that beautiful old building. Surely there were other locations in Rockport for a performance center! The lack of respect for the history of Rockport is something I cannot figure out. I hope Rockport tightens up its historic preservation or all will be lost.