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Teeter-Totter Attire: 1903
Detroit ca. 1903. "Children's playground, Belle Isle Park." Please note: CHILDREN ONLY. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/17/2014 - 11:52am -

Detroit ca. 1903. "Children's playground, Belle Isle Park." Please note: CHILDREN ONLY. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Boys' TrousersI'm interested in the boys' trousers. There appears to be a thigh guard of some sort. Perhaps for horse riding? Anyone know? [The boys are wearing short pants and stockings. - Dave] It would have been hilariousIf on the count of three the seven from left to right jumped off in unison! If looks could kill. . . we'd be looking at a 110+ year old homicide; the young lady on the extreme left does appear to be put out. No kicking, pleaseThose pointed shoes could qualify as lethal weapons. HattitudeThe girl on the left is obviously put out because she didn't get the memo to wear her craziest hat. Belle-LittersI love this and all the pictures you have posted of people at Belle Isle Park. Someone should put them all in a book. I have noticed in every picture there is litter on the ground. Possible OutrageNot only are these children being seen, but more than a few may be contemplating being heard as well. The horror ... the horror! (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Kids)
Play Date: 1903
Detroit circa 1903. "Children's playground at Belle Isle Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/17/2014 - 11:46am -

Detroit circa 1903. "Children's playground at Belle Isle Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Kind of ObviousThat littering laws had not come into play yet. Does the seated woman look a bit like Stan Laurel? Hey Little Mister!You better take Old Glory off your head or I'm gonna make you clean up all this litter on the grounds. Nice coil-spring suspensionBut no rubber baby buggy bumpers. And that young fellow up front second from the left seems to have a future awaiting him once Prohibition kicks in. Littering in 1905Just wondering how people treated the landscape in the early part of the century. Did they leave behind garbage (like some people do today) or did they pick up after themselves? It appears that there is some trash lying in the grass here. [A man in a white uniform carrying a stick with a nail in the end of it comes around. Poke, poke, poke. Trash goes into a big bag or wheeled cart. - Dave] Baby stroller or wheelchair?On the left side of the lady standing behind the bench. Has some kind of seatbelt affair. Sanitation Department, pleaseYet another photo with trash. Why doesn't the photographer clean up the stage before the shoot? It's Hard!The woman on the bench at the far right has just said to her friends "It's hard raising a child, but it's even harder with a bucket of fruit on your head!" Cape FlatteryStan Laurel? I think she looks more like Ma Kettle. Police the AreaI think the modern attitude toward litter didn't take hold until WWII and afterward. Perhaps having so many people in the military, where high standards were applied, bled over into the society. Growing up in the Fifties, I remember both "Don't Litter" advertising campaigns and the use of the word "trashy" as a synonym for "barbarian". Not everybody in the world followed suit. Still, today, if you go to Mexico or South America, public-use spaces look more like this than what we're familiar with. Litter a little?With so many kids around it's no surprise there's litter on the lawn. Like so many other things where little ones are involved, someone will get around to it (priorities, priorities). Littering, etc.@Fixit - "Yet another photo with trash. Why doesn't the photographer clean up the stage before the shoot?" Well, it *was* a windy day - note blurred leaves versus sharp persons/furniture. ------ The big wheels on those old baby carriages made them much easier to push than the tiny wheels on most modern strollers. Why is it only the expensive strollers, etc. today have larger wheels. Sigh - Progress! (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Kids)
Le Bel Âge: 1908
Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908. "Crowd at Belle Isle Park casino." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/09/2019 - 4:28pm -

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908. "Crowd at Belle Isle Park casino." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Forget gambling!The "Belle Isle Casino" was an open air building for decades on Detroit's Belle Isle, in the Detroit River. But it never was what we consider the "Casino" term today. No gaming in any form. It was just a nice place with tables and some food attractions then and forever more. End of an EpochBuilt in 1887, torn down in 1908. (Hey, at least it didn't burn!) Replaced by a still existing Casino building. When casinos weren't casinosThis wouldn't have been a place for gambling, thus all the kids, one of whom seems to have an armload of presents. Originally, casino was another name for a ballroom or place of entertainment. Johann Strauss II, the Waltz King, often premiered his music at places like Dommayer's Casino in Vienna, which was a ballroom. Staring boyThe whole composition appears to be a blurred whirl of activity around the still center of the boy in the cap with his hands behind his back, staring at the camera. There, wolf?Is that guy in the foreground a graying werewolf or did he just puff out some cigar smoke? Lots of weddingsMy parents got married in the replacement casino in 1954. I've got lots of pictures of the interior that I should post. I no longer live in Detroit, but I believe the replacement casino got a big update a few years ago. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Kids)
Lil Swingers: 1905
Detroit circa 1905. "Children's Day, Belle Isle Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 7:25pm -

Detroit circa 1905. "Children's Day, Belle Isle Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. TrashedWow, look at all the litter in the park. Things have certainly improved on that front. LiabilityCan you imagine the lawsuits if kids played on this today? Upper class kidsAs the boy and girl to the right show, these are well dressed kids. Edwardian sensibilities were very class conscious; more than the Victorians. These youngsters would be expected to act and dress as their parents, and according to their station in life. Nice to see them having fun though. BTW, I think the "unhappiness" is due more to the intrusive camera than to the swing. Ouch!All I can think is how scratchy those dresses were and how hurty the shoes are. Not much fun to play in those. From Venice, but not blindsThese are Venetian swings, something I saw and rode on in a long forgotten human powered amusement park in Pennsylvania. They give a terrific ride. Some antiques are still in use at the Crossroads Village Carousel Park in Flint, Michigan. Big shoes to fill.The young girl on the right, with the flowered hat, looks like she might be wearing big sister's shoes. Just don't look into her eyes for too long! Half those kids look miserable!I wouldn't be to happy either if I had to dress like that to play. I wonder how many of them got their teeth knocked out by that swinging gondola? CautionI love how it states on the side of the ride, "Children Only". I'll bet that wasn't the case when the sun went down. Red-head?I love the little girl in the front of the swing, in the middy blouse. She looks like a lot of fun, and I'm betting she's a red-head. It's interesting that the boys' clothing is so much heavier. I wonder if they knew that a photographer would be there, so everyone dressed up. Waiting for a turnI think the reason for all the grumpy faces is because there is only one swing and those lucky kids who are already on it are monopolizing the ride and will not get off. I think the others are feeling cheated while the privileged few on there are exerting their power and plan to stay put. I remember as a kid not having the chutzpah to fight my way onto the flying horses on carousels, so I'd either have to sit on the moving bench with the grandmas or wait and wait and wait. My mom would be frustrated and I'd be mortified. Good times. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Kids)
Every Miser Helps the Kaiser: 1918
Detroit circa 1918. "Belle Isle from the Dime Savings Bank." In addition to a variety of World War I ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/14/2012 - 5:10pm -

Detroit circa 1918. "Belle Isle from the Dime Savings Bank." In addition to a variety of World War I signage. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Awning ChasmIt always bothers me that someone had to go out on the window ledge, or at least hang out of an umpteenth story window, to install those awnings. Just a one horse townBy 1918 there is only one horse in sight as it makes a delivery to the bowling alley. The Last Picture ShowThe building in the lower left housed the Family Theater, which burned down in the 1970s. At the time of the fire it was showing "Deep Throat," and while the smoke billowed out and firemen rushed in, the disgruntled patrons formed a line out front asking for refunds. Liberty Loan YellEvery miser helps the Kaiser; Every buyer rouses his ire; Do your share, make him swear, Bond! Bond! Bond! Open for Business 2 in 1 Shoe Polishes A.J. Detlaff Co. Bowling Burns Hotel Chop Suey Detroit Patriotic Fund ("Fill the Flag") Every Miser Helps the Kaiser! How Many War Savings Stamps Have You Bought? Fairbanks Holliday Box Co. Gregory Mayer & Thom Co. Lee & Cady Distributors M. Scherer & Co. Auto and Vehicle Material Machinery, Tools and Factory Supplies Palace Real Estate Exchange Building Restaurant Saints Signs The Home Candy Works Waitt & Bond. Blackstone Mild 10 c Cigar Walker & Co. Here is a challenge for you. What is the sign on the roof of the large building to the right saying? Hotel Domt:Harirain ??? [It's "The Pontch," or Hotel Pontchartrain. - Dave] No Excuse Whatsoever Washington Post, Jun 16, 1918 War Savings Stamps Boys and girls, are you buying war saving stamps to help Uncle Sam win this war? Every American should be able to answer this question with "Yes." Another question that's asked so much is, "Are we going to win this war?" This question is very foolish, but the question is, "How soon are we going to win this war?" Now this question depends entirely upon the boys and girls at home. The soldiers are doing their very best in fighting, but what they need is the backing of the money from home. The way we can do this is to buy war saving stamps. Stop and think what a little amount of money it takes to buy a war savings stamp or baby bond. It takes only 16 thrift stamps to make a war savings stamp, and only a quarter (or five nickels) to make a thrift stamp. This is only denying yourself five ice cream cones or five times to the movies. When your relations and friends leave this country to go abroad and fight, don't you want them to be fed properly, have proper clothing, and ammunition? How can you expect Uncle Sam to pay for all this? Why can't you help too? You don't give your money to Uncle Sam — you lend it to him; and every day it stays in Uncle Sam's hands it brings interest. It is just like taking your money and putting it into the richest bank in the world; and it certainly is the best thing you can do for yourself and your country. Every one of us should ask ourselves this question, "What am I doing to help win this war? What can I do?" There is something every man, woman and child can do to help Uncle Sam. If you can't go abroad and fight, or as a nurse, then you can lend your money; or in other words, if you can't go across with your friends, come "across" with the money. It is not always so easy for some to lend money as others, but there is always a way a person can get money if they haven't any. They can either wear their summer hat over again next summer, or wear their winter coat over again next winter, and take this money to buy war savings stamps, but if do not want to do this, go out and earn money in spare hours. There is no excuse whatsoever for any American not buying war saving stamps. Just think of the boys who have enlisted, gone abroad and given their lives for the sake of you and me. Do you not think it is only right for us to back them up with our money? "Do not be a miser, if you want to beat the kaiser," and there is not a man, woman or child who wants their country and homes to be ruled by the kaiser. Dear Aunt Anna: I am writing an essay on "War Savings Stamps" that I hope won't get to Granny Scrapbag. With lots of love to you and the cousins, Lovingly, PATRIOT. Ellen Buel (age 12) Herndon School, Herndon, Va. Elsewhere on Shorpy: War Saving Stamp poster Be Prepared: 1918 Another letter to Aunt Anna (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Detroit Photos, Stores & Markets, WWI)
The Pleasure: 1901
... large fleet of excursion steamers in the service of the Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Company. She is to run on the Detroit River, touching at ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/15/2016 - 1:25pm -

        "The handsome new screw ferry steamer PLEASURE, recently added to the large fleet of excursion steamers in the service of the Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Company. She is to run on the Detroit River, touching at Belle Isle, Windsor, and other summer resorts." Detroit circa 1901. "Screw ferry excursion steamer Pleasure at Belle Isle ferry dock, Woodward Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Detroit Photos, DPC)
My New School: 1956
... and can see your old school right now (Cavell), across Belle Isle from my Dad's apartment on the river in Detroit! I remember Riverside when ... 
 
Posted by Angus J - 04/30/2015 - 4:38pm -

In 1953 I started grade 1 in Riverside (now Windsor), Ontario, at Edith Cavell School. That building, built in 1919, had grades 1 through 13 jammed into it, and our combined class of grades 1 and 2 had 44 kids in a basement classroom. My teacher was Mrs. Trotter for two years. For grade 3 we moved to the top floor to a room with a view. The baby boom was in full swing, and in September of 1956 for grade 4 we moved to this brand new school named Princess Anne. We had an extra week of summer holidays because the school was not finished in time. This photo shows a group of kids at the front of the school, with my mother standing behind the card table. I am standing beside the table with my tongue sticking out. Princess Anne was demolished in 2009, and replaced with a new building named Dr. David Suzuki Public School. It features solar energy collectors and advanced environmental features. The Edith Cavell School building now houses condominiums. View full size. Grade 13aenthal - Having Canadian nieces and nephews, I know the answer to your question. Canadian public schools have an optional grade 13, equivalent to first year of college. For many, it is a way to keep college tuition down, by going to 13th grade, then on to sophomore year of college. Ontario Grade 13 was competitiveOntario streamed its high school students into 4 year (grades 9 to 12, never freshman, sophomore, etc) for the general run of students including those intending to go on to community colleges. Those heading to universities were in an academic stream in the same school. The core courses - math, English, science and such - were heavier. We also had the option of more esoteric courses like Latin, German and French literature. The final exams for Grade 13 were set by the province, not the school, and were marked independently of the teachers. University placement depended on actual results. All that was lost in 1988 and standards suffered accordingly. Back to the future?This guy, close to the letter "L". I want his shirt! He looks great, I love his outfit, so modern, so splendid. Awesome. He is from the future, I suppose. I'm impressed, anyway! Grade13?What is grade 13? Is it the same as grade 12 but you are calling the first year that others call kindergarten, a grade 1, or a special grade for the terminally unlucky? Baby BoomI started school just a little later. I remember those days, new schools, new desks, new books, new everything. Between Sputnik and attempts to handle all the kids nothing was too good. Hard to believe those new buildings are now older than the ones they replaced. It was a very good time to be a kid. Wolf Head PatchWhat does it say under the wolf head on the patch ? The boy standing up against the wall in the rear looks like a "Hood" in training - probably styled after his older brother. Great memories of my school days.So very much like my school days in the early 50's. This picture brought memories of those days some 60 years ago. Grade 13? Etc.Until the late 1980s Ontario had a fifth year of high school for students who may be planning to go on to college. I just took out the binoculars and can see your old school right now (Cavell), across Belle Isle from my Dad's apartment on the river in Detroit! I remember Riverside when it was still a small suburb, before it was amalgamated into Windsor in 1966. Saddle oxfordsWhat a great photo! I started school five years later (in Mississippi) but it was basically the same look. This photo explains why my wife chides me when I wear my blue/tan saddle oxfords by saying they are "little girl shoes." I scoff at her snide remarks and wear them anyway. The card tableMy parents had a similar table; this one though looking bright new and shiny, manufactured by Samsonite in Stratford Ontario. Accompanied by four folding card table chairs, all metal, no plastic. Today that same table resides here with me, still functional, although the folding chairs have disappeared. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
City of Detroit: 1912
... ship can still be seen at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit. My grandparents may have sailed on this ship (or the City ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 4:24pm -

Circa 1912. "Steamer City of Detroit III, pilot house and bridge." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. The Beholder's EyeI find the way they stow the fire-hose interesting. But I am really interested in the sailing rig off the starboard stern. The brand spanking new City of Detroit IIIThis was a larger sister ship to the City of Cleveland, pictured here a couple of days ago. The City of Detroit III was also a side-wheeler and sailed passenger trips and excursions on the Great Lakes for nearly 50 years. This picture of the ship was taken when it was brand new. In fact, the Detroit Shipbuilding Company that built it can be glimpsed on the right. Although the ship itself was scrapped in the 1950s, the beautiful wood paneled and stained glass windowed Gothic Room from this ship can still be seen at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit. My grandparents may have sailed on this ship (or the City of Cleveland) on their honeymoon cruise from Detroit to Cleveland in 1922. Shipshape and Bristol styleVery nice vessel. It took a lot of work to keep that much white painted woodwork clean and scuff-less. I'll bet the brasswork gleamed too. I believe the sailing ship in the background is a gaff-rigged topsail schooner. Also on shoreI have seen similar fire hose stowing on shore on Navy sites. Tradition is big in the Navy, aided by a philosophy of enough coats of paint will keep anything from collapsing. The ignored sense As to the fire hose, the pin hanger accordion hose box had yet to be invented, they laid hose just like sailors faked rope, so it wouldn't tangle whilst unspooling. The greatest disappointment I have is in being unable to convey the aroma of these vessels. Modern steel and polymers have nothing on the early use of wood, canvas and grease paint. Even the cushions were filled with horse-hair, redolent with the aroma of it's source. My great-uncle owned and operated a tug in NY harbor, Ole was a taciturn Swede, but his ship was a wonder of sights and smells to an eight year old landlubber. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Hello Sappho: 1905
Detroit circa 1905. "Steamer Sappho at Belle Isle Ferry dock, Woodward Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/02/2018 - 2:50pm -

Detroit circa 1905. "Steamer Sappho at Belle Isle Ferry dock, Woodward Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Lycurgus S. Glover. View full size. A Boatload of HistoryShorpy has visited this neighborhood before. Built in Detroit, Sappho took passengers to Belle Isle, Detroit's public playground (larger than Central Park, and partly designed by the same Frederick Law Olmsted). Sister ferries Columbia and Saint Clair carried folks to the Canadian-side Boblo amusement park -- built by the ferry company owners. The land of leaning menTrying hard to find male of the species who is not leaning on something. Maybe the guy waiting to buy tickets? Modern ViewIf Woodward Avenue still carried through all the way to the Detroit River, and if Sappho still rode poetically on its chop, this would be your viewpoint looking SSE into Windsor, Ontario. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Detroit Photos, DPC)
East Grand: 1902
... around you would be facing south and headed toward the Belle Isle bridge. Off to the right (and out of the frame of view) in 1909 the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/28/2018 - 11:25am -

1902. "Residences on East Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. East Grand Nursing HomeThe House on the right side is still there ! I See Dead People A body? A napper? Kind of close to the road for a siesta. Nursing Home Alone130 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit. It was apparently closed down in 2011 "after numerous citations were found on an inspection." It's apparently been an assisted living residence for the elderly since 1947. A two-story brick addition was built in 1962, at which time the original house became primarily administrative. A little more history and interior pictures as of 2015 can be seen here (a surprising amount of original interior detail remains): http://detroit-ish.com/photos/east-grand-nursing-home/ And, an August, 2018 Google street view (different vantage point thanks to a large car carrier) can be seen here - talk about sturdy bones. Biking BlissIt must have been wonderful to go for a bike ride and not worry about speeding, inattentive car drivers running over you. Just watch out for wagons and horse poop. Exact LocationThis photo was taken somewhat north of the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and E. Grand Boulevard. if you turned around you would be facing south and headed toward the Belle Isle bridge. Off to the right (and out of the frame of view) in 1909 the Anderson Electric Car Co. would be construct an electric charging garage for their "Detroit Electric" brand of cars. See inside -- what a dump!In 2011, East Grand Nursing Home was closed by the State of Michigan after numerous citations were found on an inspection. It had also started to receive complaints from the residents and some of the conditions were subpar. It eventually went bankrupt and closed. http://detroit-ish.com/photos/east-grand-nursing-home/ The Grand RingIt's nearly like traveling one of New Orleans streets that make a sweeping curve through the city, in that Grand Boulevard was designed to be much wider than most of the city's streets at the time, nearly defining with a lengthy semicircle the old city limits of the pre-1900 era, and certainly laid out with the intention of having plenty of room for the electric streetcars which would end up crisscrossing so much of the Motor City for decades to come. But it was not to be. They would cross it here and there, but none of the streetcar lines would ever ply any of this very wide Detroit thoroughfare during their long history. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Detroit Photos, DPC, Kids)
What Goes Around: 1905
Detroit, 1905. "Children's Day -- Playground at Belle Isle Park." Somewhere under all those kids, there's a merry-go-round. 8x10 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/27/2017 - 1:16pm -

Detroit, 1905. "Children's Day -- Playground at Belle Isle Park." Somewhere under all those kids, there's a merry-go-round. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Ile de CochonOr Hog Island was the original name of the island in the Detroit river and was a place of swamps and snakes until Frederick Law Olmstead of Central Park fame was hired to turn it into an urban oasis. It's had some rough times over the years, but is now again returning to our Beautiful Island Gimmie ShelterThe merry-go-round is long gone, as are the knickers and caps, but some of Belle Isle's 120+ year old picnic shelters, in the style of the one seen in the background here, are still standing and in regular use. In fact, since the island became a state park a couple of years ago, summer weekend reservations for these shelters now need to be made months in advance. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Detroit Photos, DPC, Kids)
Stag Swim: 1903
Detroit circa 1903. "Swimming pool, Belle Isle Park, evidently." No girls allowed. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/11/2014 - 9:12pm -

Detroit circa 1903. "Swimming pool, Belle Isle Park, evidently." No girls allowed. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. No Girls?As a red blooded teenage young man in the 60's I find the concept of no girls at the pool or the beach highly offensive. I can get wet in my bathtub. You go to the beach/pool to see cute girls in cute bikinis and to do a copious amount of flirting. The thought of a boys only beach is un-American and frankly a little creepy. Just ask Frankie or Annette. Probably afraidthey'll catch cooties if girls were allowed. What're you lookin' at?Striped suit boy on the extreme left seems very suspicious of the photographer. Lack of one doesn't mean lack of the otherNo girls, but there are plenty of bloomers in evidence. Can't imagine trying to swim in those things. Loads of funThey didn't seem to miss the girls, though! (The Gallery, DPC, Swimming)
Detroit Rubber Works: 1908
... empty property sits at 6600 Jefferson just west of the Belle Isle Bridge. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Factories) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/04/2021 - 10:41am -

The Detroit River circa 1908. "Morgan & Wright Rubber Works." The enterprise last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. From Bicycles to Brownfields to "The Bus"Farsighted Fred Morgan and Rufus Wright recognized at the turn of the century that moving from bicycle tires to auto tires, and Chicago to the Detroit, was the way to go. Thus, around the time of this photo, Morgan & Wright Bicycle Tire Co. of Chicago became Morgan and Wright Rubber Works on East Jefferson Avenue and Meldrum in Detroit. Around 1912, Morgan & Wright became a division of the United States Tire Co., ultimately shortened to Uniroyal in 1961. At some point Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. moved in next door to convert coal to gas. Like most Detroit factories of its era, this building closed, and was then demolished, in the second half of the 20th Century. The City bought it to control its future. But by that point the site's contaminated soil was an environmental nightmare, scaring away many potential purchasers. A century after this photo, a new development team led by Detroit native and Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome “The Bus” Bettis obtained development rights to the site. A new commercial or industrial use is still elusive. For more: https://www.bridgedetroit.com/after-39-years-of-sitting-idle-part-of-det... Shades of UniroyalThe company moved from Chicago to Detroit in about 1905 to take advantage of the car industry needing tires. From the start, the plant employed 750 people and produced 350 tires each day. Around 1912, Morgan & Wright became a division of the United States Tire Co which later became a division of Uniroyal. The factory closed around 1980 and was demolished in 1985. The still empty property sits at 6600 Jefferson just west of the Belle Isle Bridge. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Factories)
Motown Riviera: 1906
... a home at the still extant Detroit Yacht Club at nearby Belle Isle. Otherwise this stretch of the Detroit River has been thoroughly ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/12/2016 - 11:19am -

The Detroit River circa 1906. "Detroit Oak Belting Co. and Michigan Stove Works." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Not Much LeftNot much left of this Wight Street waterfront view, unless you count the rig being steered by the dapper gent. It might have a home at the still extant Detroit Yacht Club at nearby Belle Isle. Otherwise this stretch of the Detroit River has been thoroughly re-purposed, and in many cases more than once. Oak BeltingOn the 'About' page of the Cleveland Oak Belting company I found this explanation: Our roots as a company reach back to 1916 when we began as a manufacturer of oak tanned leather belting for industrial transmission and conveying If you need beltingA 1910 ad in the Spokane Spokesman-Review informs me that Detroit Oak Belting "means longer service, less trouble and lower cost." "Red Strip Belting," however, "has won for itself an enviable position in the opinion of users of rubber belting." The choice is, er, was yours. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Detroit Photos, DPC, Factories)
Michigan Riviera: 1910
... to buoyancy, and who was a consultant to the Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Company, owners of these ferries. Name that ferry ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/12/2018 - 10:51pm -

The Detroit River circa 1910. "Detroit waterfront." When Ferry met Sooty. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. LandmarksSeveral landmarks stand out, all on Fort Street: - Michigan Central Railroad Depot, on the left, demolished - Fort Street Presbyterian Church, still standing - Union Depot, demolished Persistence in designThose ferries on the river somehow can't deny their sidewheel paddle steamer heritage, although they seem to have been designed for propellers. At least I was wondering at first, where's the froth from the side wheels? Looking at the overhung decks I wonder what would happen if a full complement of passengers would crowd at one side. The ferries appear to be,from left to right, the Excelsior, built 1876, and the Ariel, built 1881. Both were screw-driven. The metacentric heights of their hull design were calculated to lessen greatly the chance of capsizing by shifting passenger loads on the decks. Indeed, one of the witnesses into the inquiry of the Eastland disaster was Dr. Herbert Sandler, a professor of naval architecture at the University of Michigan who testified about metacentric heights and their importance to buoyancy, and who was a consultant to the Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Company, owners of these ferries. Name that ferryThe ferry on the right is the Victoria of 1872. The Ariel was a Walkerville ferry and would not have been operating this far downriver. The D&C sidewheeler with two stacks abreast is the City of St. Ignace, ex City of Cleveland of 1886, renamed in 1907. Astern of her is one of the twins of 1893. The use of an overhand at the main deck on excursion steamer and ferries was so common on the Great Lakes and in coastal and inland waters that it has to be regarded as a standard practice. As William Lafferty has noted, naval architects were quite competent in calculating safe levels of stability. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Iced Up: 1904
... When I was much younger, my father used to take us out to Belle Isle to Ice Skate and to see the Ice fountain. They would lean Christmas trees ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/18/2014 - 11:48am -

Detroit circa 1904. "Washington Boulevard fountain of ice." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Wish we still did this. When I was much younger, my father used to take us out to Belle Isle to Ice Skate and to see the Ice fountain. They would lean Christmas trees against a pole that had a water pipe and spray head (as far as I remember). The pole, pipe and spray head are all still there, but they haven't created an ice fountain in who knows how many years. You would think this year they would have done it again given the harsh winter we had. Stunning!I've been staring at the picture for five minutes straight. If I'd been there, that day, I could have stared at it for hours! I've seen fountains frozen up like that, in Europe. Especially if the sun comes out, there really isn't anything more beautiful! (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
The Wayne: 1910
... sidewalk? Not the last one lost on the way to, from, or at Belle Isle. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Detroit Photos, DPC) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/26/2018 - 12:40pm -

Detroit circa 1910. "Wayne Hotel pavilion, Third Street, Detroit River." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Yo, brah.Is that a brassiere on the sidewalk? Not the last one lost on the way to, from, or at Belle Isle. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Detroit Boat Club (Colorized)
View from the Water - Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Circa 1905. Colorized photo from Library of Congress, ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 12/14/2011 - 2:00pm -

View from the Water - Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Circa 1905. Colorized photo from Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Detroit Boat Club (Colorized): c. 1905
Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle, Michigan, circa 1905. Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Photo, ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 10/11/2011 - 8:05am -

Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle, Michigan, circa 1905. Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Photo, colorized. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
The Pavilion: 1910
... 1910. "Wayne Hotel pavilion, Third Street, Detroit River." Belle Isle Park steamers dock every 20 minutes! 8x10 glass negative. View full ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/26/2018 - 11:32am -

Detroit circa 1910. "Wayne Hotel pavilion, Third Street, Detroit River." Belle Isle Park steamers dock every 20 minutes! 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Dave, if you knowwhat the jagged blocks at the curb are, please enlighten me. I think they are bicycle racks. I have spent about 3 hours googling every combination of bike, rack, concrete, cast, curb, Wayne Hotel, Detroit, etc, that I can think of. I give up. [Seems obvious to me! - Dave] (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Snappy Chapeaux: 1944
... date the photo by the cars in the background. Location: Belle Isle (Detroit) MI. Image courtesy of the Box of Curly Photos from my ... 
 
Posted by Hoople365 - 04/21/2012 - 7:12am -

My Mother and her sister, Christine. Year: I’m guessing 1944, although the Shorpsters could probably date the photo by the cars in the background. Location: Belle Isle (Detroit) MI. Image courtesy of the Box of Curly Photos from my parents. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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