East Sussex - Eastbourne - Carpet Gardens and Illuminated Fountain Prior to 1932

            The Postcard

A postcard bearing no publisher's name that is a glossy real photograph. 

The two matching fountains in the Carpet Gardens no longer function as fountains. Although the circular bases are still there, each now has a large pot plant in the centre where once water gushed out.

The hotel on the left overlooking the far end of the Carpet Gardens is the Claremont.  On the 22nd. November 2019 the hotel suffered a devastating fire which destroyed the roof and gutted the interior.

The card was posted in Eastbourne on Saturday the 6th. August 1932 to:

Mademoiselle Madeleine Tailley,
Rue Carnot,
Saint-Omer,
Pas-de-Calais,
France.

Corruption Charges in New York City

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, on the 6th. August 1932, a telegram sent from New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker was publicized. 

In the telegram Roosevelt "requested" that Walker appear before him on the 11th. August so that the mayor "may be heard" with reference to corruption charges filed against him by the Hofstadter Committee.

The First Section of the Autobahn

Also on that day, the first section of the Autobahn, a 12.5 mile stretch between Cologne and Bonn, opened in Germany.

The Welland Canal

Also on the 6th. August 1932, the restored Welland Canal, connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, was opened in Canada by Governor General the Earl of Bessborough.

Taken on: February 23, 2019

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