Antique & Vintage Postcards

Tucked two and a half miles south of downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Yellow Aster Restaurant wears its country charm confidently — a weathered Cape Cod farmhouse in warm yellow clapboard anchors the left, while a sleek mid-century glass-enclosed dining addition stretches to the right, the architectural conversation between old and new perfectly embodying the era's appetite for "gourmet dining in a delightful country atmosphere." The lush green lawn rolls to the roadside signage: "The Yellow Aster — Luncheon · Dinner · Cocktail Lounge," with a secondary "LUNCHEON" board planted in the foreground. The Berkshire hills rise dark and forested behind the complex. This unposted chrome card was photographed by Sam Scarfone and produced by Crown Color Views of North Adams, Mass. — a regional publisher whose Berkshires-area cards are quietly sought by local history collectors. The telephone number, 413-443-2506, links the card firmly to the western Massachusetts area code that still exists today.