Belle Isle bridges
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Description
View of arched stone bridge over canal on Belle Isle; bridge leading to Belle Isle in background. Motorcar travels on road; canal in foreground. Printed on front: "Bridge at entrance to Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "19314, Bridge at entrance to Belle Isle. Canoeing is the leading sport at Belle Isle, Detroit's leading playground. Its 702 acres are threaded with many miles of canals and lakes, affording an ideal spot in which the light little craft cruise about by thousands. Band concerts are given at the city's expense during the summer afternoons and evenings, and on such occasions the canoeists are present in great numbers."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002911
- Subject:
- Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)
- Truss bridges--Michigan--Detroit
- Stone bridges--Michigan--Detroit
- Automobiles--Michigan--Detroit
- Postcards
- 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.