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Provincetown night life at the Pilgrim House
Pilgrim House, Provincetown Massachusetts built in 1781 The night life in Provincetown includes many different types of entertainment including drag shows like the famous performances by Lynne Carter...
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Provincetown an idyllic setting for a murder
Provincetown, Massachusetts Street Scenecirca 1880 In the early days of Provincetown, the streets were narrow and unpaved because most people got around on foot or by boat. Today walking and...
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Is it New Beach or Nude Beach in Provincetown on Cape Cod?
Loading Fish at the tip of Cape Cod in Provincetown Written on the back of this antique postcard it says Hell Town, New Beach. Yes, long ago there was a fishing settlement between Woods End and Race...
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Provincetown walk across the water
Provincetown, Massachusetts Breakwater built in 1911 The breakwater that spans across from the end of Cape Cod’s hook across the Bay to the little spit of land known as Long Point has been in place as...
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Sand dunes entering Provincetown Cape Cod a memory
Junction of Commercial and Bradford Streets entering Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Sand dunes greet you as you enter the east end of Provincetown in this antique postcard. The houses on...
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Town Crier once a Provincetown tradition
Town Crier in Provincetown late 19th century Town Criers were once a New England tradition. Walking the streets they verbally spread the news and in tourist communities such as Provincetown on Cape...
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Provincetown Cape Cod once had a Peter Hunt Lane
Peter Hunt Lane, Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts The caption on this vintage postcard says “Peter Hunt Lane”. The east end street today goes by a different name– Kiley Court, home of Ciro &...
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The originial Provincetown Inn on the tipe of Cape Cod
Provincetown Inn on Cape Cod Looking out across Cape Cod Bay, the Provincetown Inn was built back in 1925 and initially had 28 guest rooms. Shown in this vintage postcard, it is located at the very end...
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Atlantic House or A-House, a historically gay place
Atlantic House, Provincetown, Massachusetts and owner Frank Potter Smith The Atlantic House, now affectionately known as the A-House, was given its current name by Portuguese sailor Frank Potter Smith,...
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Visiting the Sand Dunes in Provincetown, Cape Cod
Dune buggy Tour looking out over Pilgrim Lake near Provincetown Before there was a National Seashore, four wheel drive vehicles could traverse the sand dunes at the tip of Cape Cod, traveling back and...
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Provincetown Cape Cod railroad
Provincetown, Cape CodRailroad Station 1920 Wouldn’t it be nice to take a train to Provincetown? The last train that provided service to Cape Cod as far as Hyannis, shut down operations in 1986. Yet...
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Gay Provincetown friendly to pets
An antique postcard with an interesting statement Is this young lady saying she has no chance in Provincetown because none of the men in town are interested in her or because she is walking with a dog?...
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Digging for clams in Provincetown, Cape Cod
This rare antique postcard shows clam diggers using rakes to gather bushels of clams in Provincetown, Massachusetts on the tip of Cape Cod. Clam chowder, stuffed quahogs, and fried clams are some of...
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Old Cape Cod and Provincetown in stories and song
Vintage Cape Cod postcard circa 1930 “If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air,” goes the 1957 song written by Alan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock and Milton Yakus, “Quaint little villages here and there,...
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Provincetown Pilgrim Monument inspires new novel
President Theodore Roosevelt Laying the cornerstone for the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown in 1907 President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt came to Provincetown, Massachusetts on August 20th, 1907 to lay...
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Provincetown ferry to Boston living history
The Steamer Dorothy Bradford arriving in Provincetown in 1911 The “Boston Boat” has been a fixture in Provincetown culture since the first ferry boat connected the city of Boston to the furthermost tip...
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Finback Whale watching in Provincetown Cape Cod
Finback Whale on Provincetown beach one of the largest ever taken. The Finback whale shown in this antique postcard which was mailed in 1918, at first glance looks as if it beached on the Provincetown...
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Provincetown Harbor Prettiest on Cape Cod
A view of Provincetown, Massachusetts harbor from Town Hill. An antique postcard from the time when it only cost one penny to mail, this color lithographic print captures the beauty of Provincetown on...
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Provincetown Inn mystery of the house on the hill
West End, Provincetown Cape Cod Massachusetts first Murchison house Today a contemporary mansion, once the residence of the famous psychologist Carl Murchison, sits high up looking out across Land’s...
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Provincetown Gay Party Central, Crown & Anchor history
Now called The Crown & Anchor, the New Central House was a popular Provincetown Inn in the 19th century and today is a “happening place”. The handsome waterfront Provincetown Inn located in the...
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