Description: Hialeah, FLORIDA - Miami Jockey Club - Race Track & Grandstand - 1933 - LINEN: The Hialeah Park Race Track (also known as the Miami Jockey Club or Hialeah Race Track or Hialeah Park) is a historic racetrack in Hialeah, Florida. Its site covers 40 square blocks of central-east side Hialeah from Palm Avenue east to East 4th Avenue, and from East 22nd Street on the south to East 32nd Street on the north. The Hialeah Park Race Track is one of the oldest existing recreational facilities in southern Florida. Originally opened in 1922 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and his partner, Missouri cattleman James H. Bright, as part of their development of the town of Hialeah, Florida, Hialeah Park opened as a greyhound racing track operated by the Miami Kennel Club. The Miami Jockey Club launched Hialeah's thoroughbred horse racing track on January 25, 1925. The facility was severely damaged by the 1926 hurricane and in 1930 was sold to Philadelphia horseman Joseph E. Widener. With Kentucky horseman Col. Edward R. Bradley as an investor, Widener hired architect Lester W. Geisler to design a complete new grandstand and Renaissance Revival clubhouse facilities along with landscaped gardens of native flora and fauna and a lake in the infield that Widener stocked with flamingos. Hailed as one of the most beautiful racetracks in the world, Hialeah Park officially opened on January 14, 1932. An Australian totalisator for accepting pari-mutuel betting was the first in America to be installed. The park became so famous for its flamingo flocks that it has been officially designated a sanctuary for the American Flamingo by the Audubon Society. This Linen Era postcard, published in 1933, is in good condition. "CT Art Colortone" Curt Teich & Co., Chicago. No. 3A-H541. Thomas R. West, Miami, Fla. M-219.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
City/Region: Miami
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Year Manufactured: 1933
Material: Paper
City: Hialeah
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Curt Teich
Subject: Racetrack & Grandstand
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Audubon Society: Bird Sanctuary
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
Flamingo: Sanctuary
Hialeah: FL
Region: Florida
Country: United States
Theme: Animals, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Sports, Horses
Features: Architecture
Time Period Manufactured: 1930-1939
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
Miami Jockey Club: Race Track & Grandstand
