Cadillac Square, looking past Ponchartrain Hotel to city hall. Street-car, automobiles, horse-drawn vehicles, and pedestrians visible. Printed on front: "Cadillac Square, looking west, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "Cadillac Square, looking west from county building, Detroit, Mich. Cadillac Square runs east from Campus Martius to county building and was named after the founder of Detroit, Antoine Laumet De La Mothe Cadillac. Cadillac chair is located on the west, which was formerly the site of the old city hall, built in 1835 and occupied until 1871 as the seat of civic authority. Cadillac arrived in Detroit July 24th, 1701. On that day, under the patronage of Louis XIV, and protected by the flag of France, the city of Detroit, then called Fort Pontchartrain, was founded. C.T. Co., Chicago, R-39156."
