Vintage Santiago de Cuba Calle José A. Saco Postcard – Renacimiento E.C. Kropp

Vintage Calle de José A. Saco – Santiago de Cuba

Original vintage color postcard depicting the bustling Calle de José A. Saco in Santiago de Cuba, one of the city's important commercial streets.

The wonderfully detailed street scene captures pedestrians, storefronts, streetcar tracks and numerous period advertising signs, including the prominent Renacimiento sign visible along the street.

Published as No. 3 by Edición “Renacimiento,” Santiago de Cuba, the postcard was produced in the United States by the well-known E. C. Kropp Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and described on the reverse as a “Natural Color Card.”

Details

• Location: Calle de José A. Saco, Santiago de Cuba
• Country: Cuba
• Publisher: Edición “Renacimiento,” Santiago de Cuba
• Card No. 3
• Manufacturer: E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Code: 5218N
• Approximate period: c. 1940s–1950s
• Color lithographic/photomechanical postcard
• Unposted and unused

The image provides a fascinating glimpse of everyday commercial life in Santiago de Cuba, with period architecture, pedestrians, advertising signs and businesses lining José A. Saco Street.

Condition: Authentic vintage condition with age-related wear, including edge and corner wear, surface marks, creasing, toning and staining. There is a small punched hole through the card near the lower-right portion of the image. Please examine all photographs carefully; the postcard pictured is the exact item you will receive.

An evocative piece of pre-Revolutionary Santiago de Cuba history and an excellent collectible for those interested in Cuban history, street scenes, advertising, architecture and vintage Caribbean postcards.