Tyler Vintage Postcard Collection: Churches & Schools

Postcards represent yet another media, in addition to text, stories and photographs, that enables us to visualize, and remember, the past.

Knowing the value that such cards possess in documenting the past of Tyler and East Texas, we have assembled a small collection of historic postcards, and present them on this website.

Thus, this section attempts to build a more complete collection depicting the architecture of Tyler and East Texas during the first 50-60 years of the 20th Century. It is hoped that its availability will provide another media contributing to the enjoyment and edification of those of you with East Texas connections.

Churches

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Cathedral, Tyler, Texas Construction began in 1934, at the corner of South Broadway and West Front Street, and was dedicated on March 17, 1935 The Tyler diocese was created Dec. 12, 1986 from portions of the Beaumont, Dallas and Galveston-Houston dioceses to create a diocese of 33 counties in East Texas.

First Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas

Schools

Bonner Public School Building, 235 S Sauders Avenue

Gary Public School Building, 730 S Chilton Avenue

 

The New Tyler High School Building

St. Gregory's Parochial School at 500 South College Avenue, Tyler, Texas

Commercial College, Tyler, Texas ... Largest Business Training School in America

Tyler Commercial College, Tyler, Texas

Hospitals and Clinics

Coats-Brown Clinic & Hospital, 615 S. Broadway Avenue, Tyler, Texas

Gafney Clinic and Hospital, 402 West Front Street, Tyler, Texas

Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas

Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas