St Petersburg, FL, USA

Pasadena Community Church was built in 1959 to accommodate a growing suburban congregation. The organ was guild at the same time by the Moller firm. It has 60 ranks over 4 manuals. The database includes a note from 2013 that work was done in 2000 on the console. The building is a product of its time and has been well-maintained based on the images I have seen My card is in color and is in mint condition. The reverse gives information about the church and organ (and parking spaces). Also included is catalog and copyright information for the card.  

Cloister Church, Vreta, Sweden

 

Vreta, Sweden, Kloster Kyrka. This was one of the most confounding puzzles I have encountered on this postcard project. I had a tough time figuring out the town, the church, and instrument, pretty much every element. But I think I finally have gotten most of the details nailed down. The church shown is the Vreta Kloster Kyrka. The card also tells us that we have an “interior” view of the church. There is a Wiki for the facility. Based on questionable translations from Google the organ has work done most recently in the 1940’s; it would seem that it is currently not playable. My card is black-and-white and un-used. It has a price indication. There are also printing and publication details.

Methodist Episcopal Church, Asa, OH, USA

Methodism in Ada, OH began in 1852. The church edifice was built on Main Street a few years later. The organ no doubt followed shortly thereafter. The pipe organ database tells use there was an instrument present from 1930 built by the Toledo Organ Company, but there are no details. There is also another instrument listed for the Ada Methodist Church maybe the one shown in my postcard. Two instruments are in the database. Additional early pictures of the church and/or organ might help us know which instrument is shown in the card. My postcard is black and while and has been postally used. The postmark seems to Nevada, OH. There are publication and copyright details on the reverse, but no descriptive information is included. The front includes some additional catalog information.

St Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco, CA, USA

The organ for St Mary’s Cathedral San Francisco, saw built in 1970 by the Ruffatti firm of Italy. It has 87 ranks and more than 4500 pipes over 4 manuals. Its stunning console design has given it “iconic” status. My postcard shows the pipework in its elevated position, and the console. It is in black and white and is unused, though it has come price markings from a vendor. It has a catalog number, logo, and copyright information.