Opera House Curt Teich postcard

Opera House Curt Teich postcard

Postcard front labeled 1047 - City Hall Building Woodstock, Illinois

Reverse identification: City Hall Building and Theatre, Woodstock, Illinois. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)

This postcard was taken during the era of the "Woodstock Players" (Paul Newman, Betsy Palmer, Geraldine Page, Shelly Burman, Tom Bosley and Lois Nettleton.) The cupola is missing as is the portico. The sign in the brick says City Hall and Library. There is a neon "Theatre" sign over the left front door. The adjacent building has a tile façade and jeweled glass under a large plate glass window, but no signage. The A & P grocery store has no identification. Contemporary pictures show Super A&P Market in large lettering on the building. The Western United Gas and Electric (later Nicor) really did not have signage.
Parking meters line the brick street.

1951 is pencilled on the back-presumably from the Teich inventory number.
121 W. Van Buren Woodstock City Hall and Theatre
127 W. Van Buren Western United Gas and Electric Company
129 W. Van Buren Great A & P Supermarket

1951