Postcards from the Ledge: Season's Greetings, from Cleveland Ohio!

FreshWater Cleveland PostCard Archives Tuesday, December 09, 2025
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All of today's cards are from recent years -- from 1980's-2010's -- and come from Nu-Vista Prints out of Willowick, Ohio and photographer Herman Reuger (Herman has supplied photos for other companies as well). We've tried to include the card ID code that was on the back of these in case folks want to seek their own copies out. Many of these are in a sequential series, so if you increase or lower that ID number by a digit, you'll find similar photos / content.

Real-photo postcards really don't seem to be actually posted as much, and the only theory we've had about that is that, until recently, having a high quality photo of something meant you had a nice camera and some skill, or, in cases like this, bought a nice photo when you saw it. A cheap (relatively) source of quality photos before the interwebs.

As we're entering into the prime time to start mailing holiday cards (subtle hint), let's take a peek at seasonal greetings over the past few decades!

Season's Greetings from CevelandSeason's Greetings from Cleveland (ca. 1990s)Postmark: (Unused)
Card Front: A multiple real-photo postcard with 5 images from around downtown, some of which is used to convey the message, "Season's Greetings from Cleveland" (or, "Seasons's Greetings Noel from Cleveland" if you want to use all the words)

Card Back: Nu-Vista Prints, P.O. Box 5220 Willowick, Ohio 44095 CHR2058
Printed Copy:

CLEVELAND, OHIO
City of Light - VILLE LUMIERE
Illumunated facade displays are a part of the extensive and colorful holiday decorations which greet visitors each year in downtown Cleveland.

LES FACADES ILLUMINEES FONT PARTIE DES NOMBREUSES DECORATIONS MUTLICOLORES QUI ACCUEILLENT CHAQUE ANNEE LES VISITEURS AU CENTRE-VILLE DE CLEVELAND

Note: Neither of us just had a stroke, they hit us with French in the second half.
Season's Greetings from CevelandSeason's Greetings from Cleveland (ca. 1990s)Postmark: (Unused)
Card Front:

Card Back: Nu-Vista Prints, P.O. Box 5220 Willowick, Ohio 44095 CHR-2008
Printed Copy:

B P AMERICA
Cleveland, Ohio
Towering above the center court of the Atrium at the B P America building stands an elegant blue spruce decorated for the holidays. Visitors enjoy music and a model train display while shopping at the retail shops or dining in the restaurant.

Torregiando in alto al centro dell'atria dell'edifizio dell'America BP si vede un albero elegante che e l'abato blue ornato per le feste. Visitatori godono la musica e il treno modello su esibizione mentre fanno la spesa negli negozi al minuto oppure pranzare fuori ristoranti.

Note: Again, nobody is having issues, they totally hit us with Italian in the second half.

Also, while the BP Building is still at 200 Public Square, still the 3rd tallest building in Cleveland, and still the 4th tallest in Ohio, it is no longer the North American headquarters for BP. BP America moved (mostly) to Chicago when they merged with Amoco in 1998, but they still have offices on a few floors currently.

Season's Greetings from Cleveland, ca 1995Season's Greetings from Cleveland, ca 1995Postmark: (Unused)
Card Front: A photo of Public Square with Terminal Tower during the holidays with "Season's Greetings from Cleveland" written in the top and bottom border area in cursive.

Card Back: Nu-Vista Prints, P.O. Box 5220 Willowick, Ohio 44095 CHR-2000
Printed Copy:

PUBLIC SQUARE
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's Terminal Tower rises above Public Square ablaze with sparkling holiday displays. The annual lighting tradition has drawn millions of people to the heart of downtown.

Cleveland's "Terminal Tower" ragt hoch im Public Square und zur der Feiertage strahlt er beleuchtet in seiner vollen Pracht. Diese Beleuchtungstradition had jaehrlich millionen von zum Innerst der Stadt angezogen.

Note: ... German... it's German this time.
Public Square, Cleveland, ca 2000Public Square, Cleveland, ca 2000Postmark: (Unused)
Card Front: A photo showing a view of some of the display in Public Square and beyond.

Card Back: Nu-Vista Prints, P.O. Box 5220 Willowick, Ohio 44095 CHR2058
Printed Copy:

CLEVELAND, OHIO
Elaborate holiday lighting displays in Public Square have been a Cleveland Christmas tradition for many years drawing thousands of visitors.
Holiday Greetings from Cleveland, ca 1980sHoliday Greetings from Cleveland, ca 1980sPostmark: (Unused)
Card Front: A photo inside the lobby of the Halle Building at Christmas-time in the mid-to-late 80's.

Card Back: Nu-Vista Prints, P.O. Box 5220 Willowick, Ohio 44095 CHR-2024
Printed Copy:

THE HALLE BUILDING
Cleveland, Ohio
Carrying on the tradition of excellence in the former Halle Bros. Department Store, elaborate decorations enhance the finely appointed detail of this office / retail facility.

Portando avanti la tradizione di excellanza nello negozio dipartimento di Halle Bros., le decorazione elaborato abbelisce li nominato dettagei di questa facolta ol minuto e di questo l'ufficio.

Note: Italian for the second part again, BUT... as noted, 1228 Euclid Ave was the home of Halle Bros. Co. from 1910 to 1982, it then became office space (the era that this card is from) until 2014 when ownership transferred again, and the ground floor was converted back to retail space, and the upper 5 floors were converted to apartments.

More holiday cards next week -- stay tuned & subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date on this and all our other series!