Edgewood, MD: Edgewood Diner, located on U. S. Rt. 40 & Edgewood RoadThis vintage linen postcard captures the Edgewood Diner, which once stood at the junction of U. S. Route 40 and Edgewood Road in Edgewood, Maryland. In the era this card was made, U. S. Route 40 was one of the great eastwest highways of the nation, tracing a path that followed the historic National Road corridor and carrying travelers straight past roadside diners like this one in Harford County. From the 1930s through the 1940s, American "linen"

The photograph features intricate balconies

a prominent photographer active during this period

Constructed in 1792

showcases traditional Southern features such as prominent porches

an initiative that documented significant architectural sites across the southern United States

showcases a historic building constructed in 1755 by John Williams

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952)

a notable photographer in the early 20th century

and the ordered streets and villages that shaped life around Green Bay in the era

The photograph showcases a historic courthouse located in Clinton

This vintage map of Hazardville

is representative of early American architecture in the region