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2023.001.104

Postcard

The Detroit News Building, The World's Greatest Newspaper Plant
The Detroit News Building, Exclusive of its Garage, Occupies a Full City Block

Postcard. Recto bears a color illustration depicting the Detroit News Building from the corner of West Fort Street and Second Avenue with several cars parked on the street. "The Detroit News Building, exclusive of its garage, occupies a full city block." is printed below the image.

Printed on the verso, "Founded in 1873 by James Edmund Scripps, The Detroit News has become one of the foremost newspapers in America, and occupies the largest as well as the most completely and modernly equipped newspaper manufactory in the world. It now occupies a full city block, 300 by 280 feet, and has in addition, a 200-car garage in an adjoining block across the road. The institutional character of the newspaper is expressed in its architecture."

Date
c. 1930
Year Range From
1924
Collection
Extent of Description
3.5" x 5.4375"
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