Here is another postcard related to the era of Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933).
Mr. A. Zimmerman lived in Norwood, a city in Hamilton County of southwest Ohio.
Originally a rural village, Norwood is now an older suburb of single-family homes and tree-lined streets outside Cincinnati.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwood,_Ohio
In September of 1927, Mr. Zimmerman received a postcard from his son, Dick.
The postcard was mailed from Windsor, a city in southwest Ontario, Canada.
Windsor is across the Detroit River from the US city of Detroit and is a major transit hub of US-Canadian trade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of the “Office of Hiram Walker and Sons Distillers”.
The office is located in Walkerville, a “model town” planned and developed by the Hiram Walker Company in 1890.
Today, Walkerville is a heritage neighborhood within the city of Windsor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerville,_Ontario
A printed blurb notes the “Canadian Club” whiskies that were once synonymous with this firm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Club
Hiram Walker was born in Massachusetts in 1816; he moved to Detroit in 1838,
Walker achieved success in a number of widely different enterprises, due to his nimbleness and appetite for economic data.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Walker
In 1858, Walker purchased land across the Detroit River to found a distillery.
The firm grew to become one of the most popular distillers in North America.
The postcard was published by the Windsor News Company of Windsor, Ontario, but the printing was done in the United States.
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On the reverse, the message is addressed to “Pop”.
Dick reports, “We are having a great time and I wish you were up here with us.”
The travelers boast, “We have some good beer right now.”
After visiting Akron and Detroit, the party reached Windsor.
In closing, Dick asks his father to “say hello for me.”
One hopes that the group of travelers continued to enjoy their journey and their “good beer” – and that all returned safely to their homes.
