Belle Isle Casino
View of Belle Isle Casino; building has arched colonnade, covered verandas and clock towers. Automobile parked in front of building; lawn in foreground. Printed on front: "The new Casino (rear view) Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "Casino, Sunday afternoon, 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. Pub. by the Detroit News Company, Detroit, Mich." American News Co. publisher trademark printed on back.
- Resource ID:
- bh004463
- Subject:
- Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)
- Casinos--Michigan--Detroit
- Postcards
- Publisher:
- Detroit News Company
- American News Company
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Parks-Belle Isle-Casino
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.