Marquette Park Pavilion, Gary, Indiana
This used, divided back, postcard features a color photograph of the Marquette Park Pavilion. The card was made by Dexter Press Inc. of West Nyak, New York and published by Harvey’s Studio, Valparaisa, Indiana. The code 5601-B appears at the lower left corner on the reverse. Even though the card has writing on it, it was not mailed, does not have a dated cancelation mark, and hence dating the card depends on the years Dexter Press, Inc. and Harvey’s Studio were in operation.
Thomas Dexter’s first print shop was opened in 1920in Park Ridge, New Jersey. By the 1930s he was producing postcards. In 1952 the company had moved to West Nyak, New York, where this card is identified as being produced. At the time of the move the company was producing natural color photochrome images. The estimated date for this particular card is sometime between 1952 and 1972. The company was sold to Consolidated Foods in 1972 and later merged with MWM Color Press in 1977. The New York plant was closed in 1984 and moved to Aurora Missouri where it now prints religious material under MWM Dexter.
Marquette Park was originally named Lake Front Park. It is a city park surrounded by the Indiana Dunes National Park. The Pavilion was designed by George W. Maher, architect, of Maher and Sons, and built by the construction company Max and Sons [Maximillian Dubois] between 1923 and 1924. The park includes another building on the property called the Aquatorium. It was restored as a museum honoring Octave Chanute, the father of flight. The Pavilion was renovated in 1966, again in the mid-1990s, and most recently around 2008. The building is a venue for various events from weddings to civic functions.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Dunes_National_Park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquette_Park_(Gary)
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