Fort Slocum was situated on Davids Island, which is part of New Rochelle, NY. One of our relatives was stationed there during part of WWII.

I found it interesting that while the postmark clearly said FORT SLOCUM, the name of the fort had been scratched out.

Here is a photographic archive of the area from the New York Heritage.

Also, a from Untapped New York.

Postmark March 1, 1943.

 

Picturesque Long Island Parkway

On the back:

This is a view of the Nortern State Parkway which winds its way through Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island. It is one of the most beautiful parkways in the state of New York.

Postmark August 2, 1954.

 

This was a place for aged sailors to go live out their days, funded by a bequest. It is now a cultural center and botanical garden.

Here's a history.

Postmark April 5, 1943

 

No relation, though some of our Barrett ancestors did live there.

Here's a history via NYC Parks.

Postmark October 6, 1945, 6 PM

 

It still exits, and much of the original facade is still present.

Postmark March 22, 1943, 9 PM

 

Not the one in Central Park, and owned by different people.

It was definitely a place to see and be seen, though. It burned down in 1977.

 

On the back:

Times Square, called by many the center of the world, after dark becomes a dazzling fairyland of flashing brilliance and color. This is the heart of the "Great White Way" and the playground of the nation. On the left are the Paramount Building and Hotel Astor.

Postmark July 7, 1943 11 PM

 

On the back:

DOWNTOWN SKYLINE

As seen from the Staten Island Ferry, New York's famed skyscrapers make a truly impressive sight. These buildings, with their towers which pierce the sky, compromise the greatest Finaincial District in the world.

Which just happens to be the subject of the next card.

Postmark August 31, 1944, 1 PM

 

On the back:

Wall Street is the heart of the economic and financial center of the world. At the right the statue of George Washington standing on the steps of the old sub-treasury building is at the exact spot where he took oath of office as the first president. In the background is the Historic Trinity Church and on the left the New York Stock Exchange.

Postmark June 4, 1943

 

On the back:

GRAND CENTERAL TERMINAL, NEW YORK CENTRAL BUILDING

Grand central Terminal on 42nd Street between Vanderbilt and Lexington Avenues. The largest and most costly terminal station in the world. Has a capacity of 200 trains and 70,000 passengers an hour and is the terminal of the New York Central lines and the N. Y., N. H., and Hartford R. R. Covers and area of 70 acres and has 42 tracks for express trains and 25 tracks for suburban trains. Park Avenue traffic goes directly through the New York Central building on ramps that risde to viaducts passing around Grand Central terminal above the cross-town traffic.

That bit of green is why it was called Park Avenue, from what I've read. Expansion of the traffic lanes has brought that green area down to just a median now.

Postmark June ?, 1943 9 PM

 

On the back:

Riverside church is at 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, the Towering New Skyscraper summit is visible far away in Jersey. It occupies a commanding site almost opposite Grant's Tomb. The main body is of a traditional medieval type with nave chancel, side aisles and two galleries with 13th Century Frentch Gothic. It has much of the same decorative effect as the cathedrals of France. Grant's Tom erected in memory of the famous General in recognition of his survices during the Civil War.

Visit the web site for more about the history of the building

Postmark May 17, 1943 9 PM