2012.047.702
Postcard
Driveway, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.
Color postcard depicting a view along a tree-lined road on Belle Isle, filled with automobiles and pedestrians. In the background is the Conservatory.
Printed on verso: Driveway on Belle Isle. Detroit's principal recreation spot, is an island in the Detroit river connected with the city by a bridge, 8 feet less than half a mile in length. It comprises 702 acres, is over two miles long and boasts over 20 miles of fine macadam roadway which completely circles and frequently intersects it. A fine zoo, aquarium, horticultural building, swimming and skating pavilions, casino and boat livery are in connection. The City has expended over $1,500,000 on it since its purchase in 1879.
Handwritten message on verso.