Bandstand on Belle Isle
Distant view of open-air pavilion on bridge over canal on Belle Isle. Onlookers lean over bridge railing as canoes pass under bridge. Men and women sit on benches and walk along path adjacent to canal in foreground. Printed on front: "Band stand, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "Band stand, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich. Belle Isle is in the Detroit River, between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. The Island contains 702 acres and is entirely covered with one of the most beautiful parks in the United States, having some 21 miles of macadam roads, a magnificent casino, pavilions, boat houses, aquarium, horticultural hall and zoological gardens. The Island was purchased by Detroit in 1879. Since then $1,600,000 has been expended in beautifying it. C.T. Co., Chicago, R-79094."
- Resource ID:
- bh002872
- Subject:
- Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)
- Bandstands--Michigan--Detroit
- Canals--Michigan--Detroit
- Canoes and canoeing--Michigan--Detroit
- Postcards
- Publisher:
- Curt Teich & Co.
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Parks-Belle Isle
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.