Beautiful old shot of Detroit from Windsor posted on the Shorpy web site today. www.shorpy.comhttps://www.shorpy.com/files/images/...8u.preview.jpg
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Beautiful old shot of Detroit from Windsor posted on the Shorpy web site today. www.shorpy.comhttps://www.shorpy.com/files/images/...8u.preview.jpg
I really wish Windsor had preserved more of it's old riverfront buildings.
The number and size of the ships docked is simply amazing. Most look like passenger ships with cabins. Great Lakes touring liners? It had to be at the end of that era with improved and paved highways spelling their doom, not mention railroads. I know a lot of people vacationed to the Straits of Mackinac islands, where my family tended their summer homes on Bois Blanc, and Grand Traverse area.
The other interesting thing is that there is not a tree in sight, pointing out the population density following two decades of immense population boom.
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What is the 3-arch white building near the Ford Auditorium/Ren Cen site? I dont recall seeing that in other photos from this era.
Another question. The Detroit-Windsor tunnel was under construction in 1929. Could the crane/barge in the middle of the river be associated with the tunnel build, or is it too far north? Also, the Ambassador bridge wasn't completed until late 1929. Does anyone know where the ferry docks were located?
Yes, most likely part of the tunnel construction, as well as the derrick on a barge at the shoreline, aft of the steamer on the right.
The ferry dock was between Woodward and Bates. They also served Belle Isle. Here's a link to another Shorpy photo of an older passenger pavilion that was there.
Excellent.
These photographs are truly incredible. I can search through the details for hours. I’m amazed at the quality and detail for the time they were shot.
There was a massive ferry industry all over the Great Lakes prior to Eisenhower’s highway system and the Big Mac bridge.
Luxury liners cruised the Lakes from Buffalo to Chicago, Duluth to Cleveland. Niagara’s status as Honeymoon HQ is attributable to the Lake’s luxury liners. Couples would get married on-board and celebrate their end of celibacy with a view of the Falls.
My wife’s grandfather was a first-mate on the City of Detroit and City of Buffalo as well as on the most hated Aquarama.