Poor Boy's Riverside Inn Lafayette LA Linen Postcard 1951 Roadside Restaurant
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Measures: 5.5" x 3.5"
Vintage linen-era postcard featuring Poor Boy's Riverside Inn, Lafayette, Louisiana. Multi-view design shows the brick exterior with neon signage reading "Poor Boy's Riverside Inn — Seafood A Specialty," a bar entrance, and two interior dining room views of the air-conditioned restaurant set with tables and chairs. Text panels on the card read "Sea Foods Our Specialty and K.C. Steaks" and "Completely Air Conditioned."
• Type: Linen Postcard (linen-weave surface, candy-color dye inks, c.1930–1955 era)
• Subject: Poor Boy's Riverside Inn — roadside Americana, vintage restaurant, mid-century dining
• Location: Lafayette, Louisiana (U.S. Highway 90)
• Postmark: Hammond, LA, 1951 — postally used
• Condition: Very Good (VG) — standard deltiology grade; please view all photos for full condition assessment
• Size: Standard 3.5" × 5.5"
A classic piece of roadside Americana linen ephemera documenting mid-century Louisiana restaurant and bar culture along the U.S. 90 corridor. Appeals to Louisiana / Cajun Country topographical collectors, roadside Americana enthusiasts, vintage restaurant and advertising collectors, and linen postcard specialists.
Shipped securely in a protective sleeve with cardboard support. Combined shipping available — $0.50 each additional card. Please see our other listings for more vintage postcards, linen postcards, and Southern states ephemera.
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