Woodward Avenue By Night, Detroit, Mich.

Description:

Color postcard depicting Woodward Avenue from Jefferson Avenue, facing north at night. In the background is the Pontchartrain Hotel. Signs read "Queen Anne Soap", "Hotel Wilson", "Hats, Shirts", and "Avenue Theatre, Vaudeville Extravaganza". Printed on verso: Woodward Avenue By Night, Detroit, Mich. Woodward Avenue enjoys the unusual distinction of being both Detroit's leading business and residence street. It is named in honor of Judge Woodward, one of Detroit's foremost citizens in the pioneer days, and stretches approximately north and south. At its foot are the ferry docks where boats leave regularly for Windsor, Ont., Belle Isle and Bois Blanc Island. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 22, 1912.

Date Issued:

1912-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Woodward Avenue

Subject Name:

Ostrom, M.

Format:

Postcard

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/57FDFF28-6492-4467-8CC8-393071568817