Description
Discover the vibrant energy of Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, a bustling thoroughfare filled with theatres, streetcars, and crowds of pedestrians. Henkels Velvet Flour encourages you to “Let’s finish the job. Buy Victory Bonds,” reflecting a wartime spirit. This colorful postcard, showcasing a busy street scene, likely dates from the 1910s-1920s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.
Henkels Flour
Velvet
Let's finish the job.
Buy Victory Bonds.
Back Text (cleaned):
Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.
Monroe Avenue is Detroit's great amusement thoroughfare.
Here are located the Temple, Family, Columbia, Royale, and National Theatres, also any number of nickel shows. The crowd is great in the evening.
Quite a busy place.
I hope you are well.
Lora
1335 Levrette
