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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Griswold Street, facing north from W Jefferson Avenue. In the foreground is a streetcar, parked car and pedestrians. In view are the Norton Hotel, Campau Block, Federal Building and Ford Building. Signs read "Ladies Gentlemen Café" and "Stormfeltz, Loveley Co. real Estate". Printed on verso: Griswold Street, The Wall Street of Detroit, Mich. Griswold Street is one block west of Woodward Avenue and is the Wall Street of Detroit, being lined on either side with office buildings. The two high buildings are the Ford and Dime Bank Buildings, the highest and largest office buildings in Detroit. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 15, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Griswold Street, facing north from W Jefferson Avenue. In view are the Hotel Norton, Campau Block, Union Trust Building, Detroit Savings Bank Building, and Newberry & McMillan Building. A sign reads "Rubber Stamps". Handwritten message on recto and verso, postmarked Aug 23, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting Griswold Street, facing north from W Larned Street. In view are the Campau Block, Federal Building, Union Trust Building, and Detroit Savings Bank Building. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Jul 18, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Griswold Street, facing north from W Larned Street. In view are the Campau Block, Federal Building, a moonlight tower, Union Trust Building, and Detroit Savings Bank Building. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 27, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One sheet, mounted on paper, from the Michigan Volksblatt from 1903, featuring a halftone print of the Union Trust Building, which was located on the northeast corner of Griswold and Congress Streets. The text indicating the name of the building and the accompanying caption is written in German. Several horse drawn carriages are visible on Griswold. A sign for President William McKinley can be seen above the doorway of the building on the right side of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of the construction of the addition to the State Savings Bank Building, located on the northeast corner of Shelby and W Congress Streets. In the background are the Penobscot Building and Ford Building. Printed on the left corner of the recto, "Peoples State Bank, Geo. A. Fuller Co. Builders, Nov. 15, 1914. Donaldson & Meier Arch'ts."
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white street view photograph from a glass plate negative of Griswold Street. The side of a building and rear passenger tire of an automobile are visible in the left foreground. Pedestrians are seen crossing the street, walking along the sidewalk, and in front of the neighboring structures. Automobiles are parked in front of the Chamber of Commerce on the right side of the image. Also, construction is taking place on the Miles Theater; other commercial businesses are also visible in the background. Written on the verso, "Miles Theater, 1220-1222 Griswold, under construction, opened May 15, 1910."
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Griswold Street, facing south from Capitol Park. In view are the Detroit Savings Bank Building, Dime Building and American State Bank Building. Printed on verso: Griswold Street, "The Wall Street" of Detroit. On this street are located most of Detroit's financial institutions. The fact that the clearings last year were $1,484,000.000 shows the banking strength of Detroit. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 31, 1917.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting Griswold Street, facing north from W Jefferson Avenue. In view are the Hotel Norton, Campau Block, Union Trust Building, Detroit Savings Bank Building, and Newberry & McMillan Building. Signs read "Rubber Stamps", "Gerard, Stormfeltz, Loveley, Co.", and "Barber Shop". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 29, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Griswold Street, facing north from W Jefferson Avenue. In the foreground a man stands in the middle of the street. In view are the Ford Building, Union Trust Building, and Newberry & McMillan Building. Signs read "Hotel Norton" and "Gerard, Stormfeltz, Loveley Co." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 21, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
