Christmas card bearing a black and white photo of the passenger ship WORLD DISCOVERER upbound on the Detroit River. The Detroit riverfront and downtown Detroit skyline are visible in the background. Dieppe Park Windsor is visible in the foreground of the picture. Inside the card black and white text notes “Detroit Skyline; September 10 1975; photo by Harry J. Wolf.” In addition handwritten text notes “Merry Christmas and Happy Bicentennial Year ~ Harry.”
drsl site: Cobo Hall
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Color photo of Detroit’s downtown skyline taken from Windsor’s shore to the southwest. Cobo Hall and Cobo Arena the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building the Pontchartrain hotel the Buhl Building the Guardian Building the Ford Building Cadillac Tower the Penobscot 211 West Fort Street the David Stott Building the Hotel Fort Shelby and Book Tower are all in view. The seawall along the Canadian shore is at the bottom in the foreground.
Detroit River Skyline
Color photographic postcard depicting a view of the downtown skyline from the riverfront in Windsor. In view are the Detroit River a Bob-Lo Boat Cobo Hall MichCon Building City-County Building and many others.
Printed on verso: Skyline Detroit Michigan – This is a spectacular view of the “City Beautiful” from Dieppe Park Windsor Ontario. Along the Detroit River are all the buildings of Detroit’s ultra-modern Civic Center.
Photo: Mary Gunn
Hiawatha Card of Detroit
Dynamic Skyline
Color photographic postcard depicting an aerial view of the downtown skyline from above the riverfront in Windsor. In view are the Detroit River Cobo Hall and many skyscrapers.
Printed on verso: Dynamic Skyline Detroit Michigan – The international implication of Detroit’s setting is graphically captured in this spectacular aerial view. Windsor Ontario Canada is in the foreground and across the Detroit River the pulsing throbbing city of Detroit.
Photo: Mary Gunn
Hiawatha Card of Detroit
Night Skyline
Color photographic postcard depicting a view of the downtown skyline at night from the riverfront in Windsor. In view are the Detroit River Cobo Hall MichCon Building City-County Building and many others.
Printed on verso: Night Skyline Detroit Michigan – Here is a spectacular view of the “City Beautiful” from the Detroit River. In the foreground are shown all the buildings of Detroit’s new ultra-modern Civic Center.
Photo: Mary Gunn
Hiawatha Card of Detroit
Detroit Aglow
Color photographic postcard depicting a view of the downtown skyline at night from the riverfront in Windsor. In view are the Detroit River Greater Penobscot Building MichCon Building City-County Building and many others.
Printed on verso: Detroit Aglow Detroit Michigan – The magnificent beauty of the city is captured in this spectacular view of its skyscrapers fully lighted and reflected in the Detroit River. This event “Night Aglow” launches the “City Beautiful” on its festive holiday season.
Photo: Arturo
Hiawatha Card of Detroit