Cadillac Square, looking west from county building

Cadillac Square looking west past Ponchartrain Hotel to city hall. Automobiles, horse-drawn vehicles, street-cars, and pedestrians. Printed on front: "Cadillac Square, looking west from county building, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "Cadillac Square, 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 1836 and occupied until 1871 as the seat of civic authority. Cadillac arrived in Detroit July 24, 1701. On that day, under the patronage of Louis XIV, the city of Detroit, then called Fort Pontchartrain, was founded. Published by Wolverine News Co., Detroit, Mich. Made in U.S.A. A-17402." [Text partially obscured by tape.] Card is postmarked 1911.