Crowd in front of bathing pavilion on Belle Isle
View of men and women waiting in line to enter bathing pavilion on Belle Isle. Crowd is lined up on sidewalk; several motorcars parked on boulevard. Building is partially obscured by trees; American flag in background. Printed on front: "Waiting in line at Bathing Pavilion, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich., 7157." Printed on back: "Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Casino, 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 and has since then expended $1,600,000 in beautifying it."
- Resource ID:
- bh004509
- Subject:
- Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)
- Bathhouses--Michigan--Detroit
- Crowds--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.