{"product_id":"antique-ymca-hotel-chicago-postcard-curt-teich","title":"Antique YMCA Hotel Chicago Postcard | Curt Teich C.T. American Art | Pre-Linen Color Lithograph c.1928–1932","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHistoric Chicago YMCA Hotel postcard featuring the iconic 826 S. Wabash Avenue building during the city’s great interwar expansion era.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique pre-linen color lithograph postcard depicts the YMCA Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois — one of the city’s largest residential hotels during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Published by \u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Curt Teich\u003c\/strong\u003e of Chicago as part of their early\u003cstrong\u003e C.T. American Art \u003c\/strong\u003epostcard line, the image showcases the monumental brick high-rise with decorative upper cornice detail, street-level entrance canopies, and period automobiles gathered below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #334FB4; background-color: #f8faff;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #334fb4; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eThe YMCA Hotel at 826 S. Wabash Avenue offered more than 2,000 rooms and became a well-known temporary residence for travelers, students, and young workers arriving in Chicago during the city’s rapid growth years. Curt Teich’s early “C.T. American Art” postcards from the pre-linen era are increasingly collected for their richly tinted halftone printing and transitional design style that bridged earlier lithographic cards and the vivid linen era that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack advertising promotes the hotel as \u003cem\u003e“A Home Away From Home for Young Men and Women,” \u003c\/em\u003ehighlighting its social, educational, and religious programming along with convenient downtown access. The divided back includes the Curt Teich C.T. American Art imprint and \u003cstrong\u003estamp code #8A-605N,\u003c\/strong\u003e helping date the card to approximately 1928–1932, just before Curt Teich fully transitioned into linen production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition is good to fair with water damage, staining, and paper loss to the upper corner. The damage is primarily visible along the upper edge and reverse corner area, and the card has been priced accordingly for condition. Packaged in a protective postcard sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #6A7A8A; background-color: #f4f6f8;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a5560; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eArchitectural \u0026amp; Chicago History Appeal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003ePre-linen Chicago postcards remain popular with collectors of early skyscrapers, YMCA history, downtown hotel architecture, and Curt Teich printing history. The combination of bold urban architecture, transitional printing style, and period advertising language gives this card strong visual and historical appeal despite its condition issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Genuine Curt Teich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39860539326531,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0114\/3262\/4186\/files\/Illinois_Chicago_YMCA_High_Rise.jpg?v=1778084168","url":"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/products\/antique-ymca-hotel-chicago-postcard-curt-teich","provider":"The Townhouse Antiques \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}