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- Blue monochromatic postcard depicting a view along the south side of W Fort Street at Shelby Street. In view are the State Savings Bank, Penobscot Building, and Hammond Building. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 11, 1908. A. C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich. And Leipzig. Made in Germany
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
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- Color postcard depicting the Union Trust and Hammond Buildings from the corner of Griswold and Congress Streets. Printed on verso: Union Trust and Hammond Buildings. Two of the best known office structures in the city are shown in this picture, the Union Trust Building in the foreground, and the Hammond Building on the left. The former is one of the solidest structures in the city, and was finished in 1896 at a cost of $500,000. It is owned by the company whose name it bears. It has two marble stairways and includes 250 suites of offices. The two buildings occupy the entire frontage on Griswold St. between Fort and Congress. Handwritten message on verso reads, "I think you are a fraud." Postmarked from Sept. 22, 1920.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
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- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of the Dime Building on the corner of Griswold and W Fort Streets. Printed on verso: Dime Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich. The Dime Savings Bank Bldg., Cor. Of Fort St West and Griswold St. is erected on the site formerly occupied by the Walker Bldg. For many years a Baptists church occupied this plot. This is one of the finest skyscrapers in the country, of ornate design and twenty-two stories in height. The building cost $1,500,000. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 12, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Home Savings Bank on the corner Michigan Avenue and Griswold Street. Printed on verso: The Home Savings Bank Building - Corner of Michigan Avenue and Griswold street, was erected in 1893 and is eight stories high. The handsome offices of the bank occupy the entire lower floor, the rest of the building being devoted entirely to offices. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 30, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the State Savings Bank and Penobscot Building from the corner of W Fort and Shelby Streets, with pedestrians and a horse-drawn buggy. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Jul 25, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the State Savings Bank from W Fort Street, with a white margin on the right side.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
