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1. Woodward Avenue, Looking South from David Whitney Building, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting the David Whitney Building from Woodward Avenue in Grand Circus Park, with a pedestrian, streetcars, and automobiles in the foreground. An American flag flies atop the building. Printed on verso: Woodward Avenue, 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 the foot are the ferry docks where boats leave regularly for Windsor, Ont., Belle isle and Bois Blanc Islands. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 26, 1915.
Date Issued:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society
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Postcard