The author of the monograph introduces the reader to various aspects of the history, culture, architecture of the city of Saratov at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries, as well as interesting events baked on postcards of this period. In an original way projecting materials from the beginning of the last century to our days, the author tells the reader little-known historical facts related to the places depicted on the postcards, drawing a parallel with the present time and naming their modern addresses.