Miami, Fla February 4, 1950
Sat.
Dear Emma,
We came down here yesterday. Martin & I drove down, stayed Tues. It’s a long drive & I was tired when we arrived. Its real warm here like our summers up home. It’s a busy city and I am afraid too much traffic to suit me.
Sincerely,
Ruth Burke
Miss Emma L. Ruth
E. Front St.
Lititz, Lanc. Co.
Pa.
Lititz, Pennsylvania was founded as a Moravian Church settlement in 1756 by Count Nicolas von Zizendorf, a figure in the renewal of the church in the 18th century. Lititz has about 9,000 people today, so one would think it would be fairly easy to find an obituary for Ms. Emma Ruth, or some other record. However, the state of Pennsylvania lists an old nursing license for Ruth Burke, so she would have been an excellent choice to make the pre-Interstate drive from Pennsylvania to Miami.
The Federal Courthouse pictured on the card was built in 1931. Located at 300 Northeast 1st Avenue, the now named David Dwyer Federal Courthouse is still the largest limestone building in south Florida. The Post Office left the building in 1976, but it is still used for Federal courts and offices. If you're in Miami, follow Ruth Burke and check out the Mediterranean Revival building!
Lititz, Pennsylvania was founded as a Moravian Church settlement in 1756 by Count Nicolas von Zizendorf, a figure in the renewal of the church in the 18th century. Lititz has about 9,000 people today, so one would think it would be fairly easy to find an obituary for Ms. Emma Ruth, or some other record. However, the state of Pennsylvania lists an old nursing license for Ruth Burke, so she would have been an excellent choice to make the pre-Interstate drive from Pennsylvania to Miami.
The Federal Courthouse pictured on the card was built in 1931. Located at 300 Northeast 1st Avenue, the now named David Dwyer Federal Courthouse is still the largest limestone building in south Florida. The Post Office left the building in 1976, but it is still used for Federal courts and offices. If you're in Miami, follow Ruth Burke and check out the Mediterranean Revival building!
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