In September of 1949, Ray and I were married in Chillicothe, Illinois. That evening, lots of our family took us to the Santa Fe depot and saw us off for our honeymoon in Chicago. My Aunt Leah showered us with lots of rice so there I am sure all the passengers on the car we boarded knew we were newlyweds. We stayed at the Stevens Hotel which is now Conrad Hilton I think. They had an ice show in the Boulevard Room at the hotel and we went to see that one night. I still have the drink stirrers (is that a word?) which were blue ski poles with ice skates on the top. Here is the postcard showing the ice show and below is the back of the card.
In September of 1949, Ray and I were married in Chillicothe, Illinois. That evening, lots of our family took us to the Santa Fe depot and saw us off for our honeymoon in Chicago. My Aunt Leah showered us with lots of rice so there I am sure all the passengers on the car we boarded knew we were newlyweds. We stayed at the Stevens Hotel which is now Conrad Hilton I think. They had an ice show in the Boulevard Room at the hotel and we went to see that one night. I still have the drink stirrers (is that a word?) which were blue ski poles with ice skates on the top. Here is the postcard showing the ice show and below is the back of the card.
PFF is hosted by Beth http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/ 
I love the postcard, and I thoroughly enjoyed your story! Thank you for sharing a bit of your life with us--this was very charming.
ReplyDeleteHappy PFF!
That's a great postcard. I've never seen that one, but I have an older postcard of an ice show/restaurant in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteWow. Amazing that you have both the postcard and the stirrers, 60 some odd years later! And that you remember what the stirrers were from. I sometimes come across something I've saved and can't remember why I saved it.
ReplyDeleteCarol - how funny - I love the postcard - can't imagine that gal doin a spin while you were eating your dinner though (LOL). Jewels
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I can't imagine an ice show inside a hotel restaurant!
ReplyDeletea (small) ice rink inside a restaurant/ballroom??? That is something you don't see today. Interesting!
ReplyDelete