2012.045.982
Postcard
Drinking Fountain, Gladwin Park, Detroit, Mich.
Color postcard depicting the stone drinking fountains in Water Works Park, with children nearby and water in the foreground.
Printed on verso: Drinking Fountain, Gladwin Park is the new name recently given Water Works Park, which occupies a plot 72-acre of ground on Jefferson Avenue, owned by the city and partially occupied by its water works pumping station. The water supply is pumped through a long tunnel from Lake St. Clair to the distributing point. The park has been made one of Detroit's beauty spots and is noted for its beautiful walks and floral displays.