Water Works Park and Lake, Detroit, Mich.

Description:

Color postcard depicting Water Works Park, with the tower, pumping station, drinking fountain, and people in view and water in the foreground. Printed on verso: Water Works Park & Lake. The 72-acre plot of ground on Jefferson Avenue, owned by the city and partially occupied by its water works pumping station, has been made one of Detroit's beauty spots. The water supply is pumped through a long tunnel from the intake pipe in Lake St. Clair to the distributing point. The park is remarkable for its big floral clock and the memorial at the entrance Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 14, 1908.

Date Issued:

1908-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Postcard

Subject Topic:

Parks, Water Works Park, and Gladwin Park

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/446CB05E-A9A7-4206-B91E-086449762039