Postcard

Pansy Bed, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Color postcard depicting a patterned flowerbed on Belle Isle, with a bridge over a canal in the background.
Printed on verso: Pansy Bed, Belle Isle. Detroit's principal recreation spot is an island in the Detroit river connecting 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. 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, dated Mar 2, 1911.