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- Colorized halftone print of a photograph depicting the west side of Campus Martius, as viewed from an elevated position, likely from the Pontchartrain Hotel. The primary copy has bolder colors and is mounted on beige cardstock. The secondary copy has lighter colors, and includes the title, "'The Heart of Detroit' - Reproduced from Photograph," as well as the notation, " Jos. Mack, Printer, Detroit." Both versions include captions below labeling the Post Office, City Hall, Pardridge and Blackwell in the Majestic Building, the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Merrill Fountain, and the Opera House. A sign reading, "Welcome National Hay Association" is posted on the front of City Hall. The moonlight tower in front of City Hall on the corner of Woodward Avenue and Michigan Avenue is visible. Electric streetcars, horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians are on the streets below. "1902-1903" handwritten on lower right corner of secondary copy, and "Fine Cigars and Tobacco, Confectionary, Soft Drinks, and School Supplies, Etc., 528 Dix Ave. Detroit, Mich." stamped on its verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Half-tone print of an artistic rendition of a bird's-eye view of Detroit in 1908, and a black and white photographic print of it hung on a wood-paneled wall. The caption above the image reads, "Detroit 1908-Same Area As View Above." Below the image, "What Detroit has accomplished in the past, is the best evidence of its future prosperity" is printed. The pictured print depicts downtown Detroit, and areas to the west, rough from Fourth Street to Raynor Street, and State Street to the Detroit River. Visible landmarks include the Wayne County Building, Cadillac Square, Campus Martius, the Majestic Building, City Hall, the Pontchartrain Hotel, the Post Office at Fort and Shelby, and the Ford Building. Several steamships, including those of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, the COLUMBIA, and the LANSDOWNE are pictured at dock or under steam. Copyright by Hurd-Wheeler Co., Detroit, Mich., 1907" printed in lower left corner. "E.C. Parker" handdwritten on verso of print. "Dept. Report & Info. Comm. Jul 31, 1964" stamped on verso of photo.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- One sheet, mounted on paper, from the Michigan Volksblatt from 1903, featuring a halftone print of the "Majestic - Gebaude (Das herz von Detroit.)," or the "Majestic Building (the heart of Detroit.)." The image shows the Majestic Building with a view to the southeast. The building is topped with a drawn on flag reading "Majestic." Many pedestrians can be seen walking along the sidewalks and roads, which include Woodward Avenue to the right and Michigan Avenue to the left. Also visible are trolley cars marked with destinations such as "Trumbull" and "Third." Signs visible on store fronts include "Sparling's" and "Siegel's."
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- One sheet, mounted on linen, containing page 3 the Sunday, December 1, 1907 edition of the Detroit Free Press. The article featured on this print is "Then and Now in Detroit," focusing on the history of the Majestic Corner, at the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues. The sheet features halftone views of the Majestic Corner in 1862, 1875, and 1907. The text of the accompanying article is as follows: "It is not a long hark back to the time when the corner now occupied by the Majestic building, the first of Detroit's skyscrapers to go above twelve stories, was covered with modest, even humble structure. The old frame building that stood at the corner of Woodward and Michigan avenues for many years is still well remembered by many of the present generation, likewise the stores on either side that were torn down to make way for the majestic. Comparatively few, however, recall the appearance of the corner during the stirring days of the Civil war, when public meetings were held on the Campus Martius, and when the whole city was aflame with patriotism. At that time electric lights were unknown, trolley cars had not been dreamed of, and a five or six-story building had no difficulty in qualifying as a skyscraper. The present city hall had not even been considered, and where are now populous residence districts was then farm land, far less accessible than are towns within a radius of twenty-five miles of Detroit today. Time works great changes, as is evidenced by the accompanying pictures, showing the Majestic corner at three different periods during Detroit's history. And it is more than possible that fifty years hence the advancement will be sufficient to make the present corner look as antiquated to Detroiters of that day as does the picture taken during the early 60's to the present generation."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views