Description
This colorized postcard showcases Detroit’s City Hall, the Ford Building, and the Dime Savings Bank Building, all rendered in muted grays and browns with pops of red and green. The front features prominent text identifying key landmarks, including the Canadian Pacific Railway. This stunning city view postcard dates from approximately the 1920s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Fort St. W. and City Hall, Detroit, Mich.
Ford Building
Dime Savings Bank Bldg.
OHEMIANS
CA'S FAVORITE
UT STOVE
haberdashery
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
2018
Back Text (cleaned):
Dear Sister,
I expect sound in a few rooms.
We arrived Saturday a.m.
We went down for dinner.
Unpacked in p.m. He had a great time cooking.
We weren't quite ready.
Won't be turned on to-morrow. Just from having "Chorus."
I wrote a card to Sloyd Wooley, so you're second, as I'm pretty busy.
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Post St., west from city hall.
Detroit, Mich. The highest building is the Post Office building on Michigan Ave. It is several stories high and contains 1000 offices. The Dime Bank in rear of City Hall is 23 stories. That white building is the Ford building; contains 550 offices and is 15 stories.
