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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Gratiot Avenue at night, facing northeast. In view are Library Park, Partridge & Blackwell, and Henry C. Weber & Co. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 14, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the exterior of the Theatre Comique as taken from a slightly elevated position across Broadway Street, facing southwest. A crowd is gathered in the street in front of the theater around an ornate carriage driven by a man wearing a high peaked hat, and carrying a pair of passengers in dress jackets and turbans, as part of a circus parade. A sign on the top of the carriage reads, "India." A Model T is parked in the foreground. Signs on the facade of the Theatre Comique declare, "Best show in town for the money," "Stay as long as you like," and "High class continuous performance." The Kaiserhof is visible on the left side of the theatre. Signs are posted on the building to the right, on the corner of Broadway and Gratiot Avenue for the Fisher Kline Company, photographers; Union Cut Rate Dentists; John Verbist, cigars, tobacco, candy and fruit; and the Gothic bar. Along the north side of Gratiot, Lou H. Weitz, clothier; and the Library Tea Store are visible. "28," is handwritten at the upper right corner of the recto and "1909," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Gratiot Avenue, facing northeast from Woodward Avenue. In view are Hudson's, Partridge & Blackwell, Detroit Dental Depot, Delmont Restaurant, Henry C. Weber & Co., and C. F. Adams Co. Cars and Pedestrians will the street. Postmarked Dec 7, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Print. Sepia-tone composite street view photograph of Woodward Avenue, Grand River to Gratiot, as noted on the verso, taken from the book "32 Years Ago," published by the Union Trust Company in 1923. Many retail businesses neighbor the thoroughfare and include, from left to right, Arthur and Phildric Photographers; Hoop Skirts; Chickering Pianos and Band Instruments; Housekeepers Palace; and the J.H. Black and Company. First Presbyterians Church is visible in the background. Also, written on the verso, "Old Downtown Detroit, First Presbyterian Church, where Hudson's is now, Newcomb's to the left."
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the City Treasurer's Office to H. Hunt for $24.40 for property taxes for land on Gratiot Avenue, plus fees for paving Baldwin Park, stamped April 22, 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Peninsular Engraving Company, from the Office of Receiver of Taxes to H. Hunt for $6.52 for property taxes on land on Gratiot Avenue, stamped April 16, 1900.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard. "1910" handwritten on recto. Depicts and elevated view of Cadillac Square and the County Building with the Detroit River in the distance. On verso: handwritten correspondence covered by masking tape, handwritten address, postal stamp dated October 13, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the City Treasurer's Office to H. Hunt for $7.75 for property taxes on land on Gratiot Avenue, stamped May 31, 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Gratiot Avenue, facing northeast. In view are Library Park, Partridge & Blackwell, and Henry C. Weber & Co. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 4, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Gratiot Avenue, facing northeast. In view are Library Park, Partridge & Blackwell, and Henry C. Weber & Co. Printed on verso: Bird's Eye View of Gratiot Avenue and East Side, Detroit, Mich. This Bird's Eye View was taken from the top of Majestic Building, looking out Gratiot Avenue. Gratiot Avenue is one of the main thoroughfares of Detroit Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 21, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
