Fort Street Union Depot, Detroit, Michigan

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Artifact Overview

Detroit's Fort Street Union Depot opened in 1893. It hosted trains from the Chesapeake & Ohio and predecessors, and the Baltimore & Ohio, Wabash and Pennsylvania. The depot was close to the docks of the Detroit & Cleveland steamship line as well. Service to Fort Street Union Depot ended in 1971, and the building was torn down three years later.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Subject Date

1895-1905

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.251

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Phostint
Photolithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Fort Street Union Depot, Detroit, Michigan