BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Heleen de Vaan on July 23, 2021 at 1:36am

Those are far from boring, they are interesting! Your first steps in asemic writing, and even a postmark is added!

Thank you for sharing

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 21, 2021 at 9:31pm

In the communist era, there were also postcards dedicated for children
 in Poland. 

What I was trying to draw on the other side 

was probably the beginning 
of the mail art.

But these two copies were never sent by post

 because I was trying to address them to myself.

Postcards form 1977 year.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 21, 2021 at 5:03am

Rydzyna, near Leszno in Poland, bar at "Kowolka" located in an old forge from the 17th century.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 19, 2021 at 5:29pm

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA.... THANKS AGAIN, MIKEL!

1. Palm Trees from Elche, Costa Blanca

2. The Slope of Lok Ma Chau

Lok Ma Chau is a small piece of riverside land transferred to Hong Kong by Mainland China in 2017.

3.Salle Louis VX, Musée des Arts Décoratif, Paris, France

I wonder if you walked through Louis' Salles 1 to 14 before you arrived at this one?

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 18, 2021 at 10:59pm

It was the sixth and the first newly built church in the working-class district of Krakow - Nowa Huta. It was established on the initiative of Fr. Józef Gorzelany in the years 1967–1977 according to the design of the architect mgr. Eng. Wojciech Pietrzyk. The roof of the building resembles the church not only to the ark, but also to the Ronchamp chapel, designed by Le Corbusier.  The history of the church's foundation is related to the defense of the cross by the inhabitants of Nowa Huta in 1960, in the place where the church was originally to be erected. The communist authorities allowed the construction of the temple, but in a different place. On May 18, 1969, the Archbishop of Krakow, Card. Karol Wojtyła, laid the cornerstone from the Basilica of St. Peter at the Vatican and blessed by Pope Paul VI. (information by Wikipedia).

But it is surprising to me that, in opposition to the communist authorities and the socialist realism that they promoted in public architecture, the Polish Catholic Church focused on architectural solutions related to atheistic modernism. The language of modernist architecture has become a weapon of the Catholic Church in the fight against the communist power in Poland. Strange???

Postcard send to me about 1985 year.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 18, 2021 at 10:21pm

Warsaw, the central point of the City, the intersection of Jerozolimskie Avenue and Marszałkowska Avenue. Postcard send about 1989 year.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 17, 2021 at 9:48am

SADLY, I CANNOT FOLLOW RAPHAEL'S EXAMPLE AND SHOW YOU THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS POSTCARD OF A YOUNG LADY TRYING TO PUSH OVER THE 900 TONNE ROCHER TREMBLANT (trans 'trembling rock') IN FRANCE

Do tell, Val? Why can' you show us the reverse side of this card?

Well, the young lady pushed and pushed, and the rock trembled and trembled so much that all 900 tons of it fell over and squashed her. The resulting mess (there is no other word for it, alas) is on the reverse side of the Postcard, but as some of the members of this Group are sensitive souls the shock of seeing it might cause them severe mental distres, and even cause them to leave the Group.

To compensate, here's another Giant French Rock*, this one from Le Dé in Tregastel that is so big that no-one has even attempted to tremble it over.

(* Are there any Giant French Rock and Rollers, Val?

None that I have come across, accept maybe, just maybe, Johnny Halliday in his early years. As for the rest, the musical world never really trembled rock-wise or roll-wise.)

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 17, 2021 at 8:34am

Postcard from Israel, Tel Aviv, Dizengoff Square, oabokt half of 1960s.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 15, 2021 at 6:25pm

ANY GUESSES AS TO WHAT THIS INCREDIBLY EXCITING POSTCARD IS ALL ABOUT??

The postcard comes from Corsica and was sent to 'Papy' Norbert in Loupia, France, by Cécile and Ludovic on 23 August 2001. That much is clear. But the photo on the Postcard is not: it's watery, but what are those things in the water -- stones, crabs...? And why would anyone think this is a suitable subject for a Postcard?

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 15, 2021 at 3:29pm

Postcards from Szklarska Poręba, a tourist town in the Karkonosze Mountains (Riesengebirge in the Sudety - Suddeten - mountain range), located on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. Postcards issued around 1985.

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