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- Building a Fence at Rouge Park in Detroit, August 1991 -
- August 01, 1991
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Building a Fence at Rouge Park in Detroit, August 1991
- The Grande Cascade of the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France, 1860-1890 -
- 1860-1890
- Collections - Artifact
The Grande Cascade of the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France, 1860-1890
- Photochrom, "River Drive from Laurel Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," 1900 - Large urban parks provided landscaped getaways for city dwellers. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fairmount Park contained scenic drives along well-kept roadways. This colorized image from 1900 shows a horse-drawn vehicle traveling down River Drive in the park.
- circa 1900
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Photochrom, "River Drive from Laurel Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," 1900
Large urban parks provided landscaped getaways for city dwellers. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fairmount Park contained scenic drives along well-kept roadways. This colorized image from 1900 shows a horse-drawn vehicle traveling down River Drive in the park.
- Cass Park, Detroit, Michigan, Artwork by Ivan Swift -
- Collections - Artifact
Cass Park, Detroit, Michigan, Artwork by Ivan Swift
- Capitol Park and Griswold Street, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1910-1913
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Capitol Park and Griswold Street, Detroit, Michigan
- Central Avenue, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan - Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- 1903
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Central Avenue, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- Canoeing on the Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan - Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- 1900-1910
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Canoeing on the Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- The Conservatory at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, 1909 - The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
The Conservatory at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, 1909
The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.
- Bear Pit, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan - Multiple zoos have operated on Belle Isle Park in Detroit, MI. The first Belle Isle Zoo ran from 1886 until 1956 and was known for exhibits such as the fallow deer enclosure and the bear pit. Built in 1901, the bear pit housed several species during five decades of operation: grizzly bears, black bears, and polar bears, pictured here.
- circa 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Bear Pit, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
Multiple zoos have operated on Belle Isle Park in Detroit, MI. The first Belle Isle Zoo ran from 1886 until 1956 and was known for exhibits such as the fallow deer enclosure and the bear pit. Built in 1901, the bear pit housed several species during five decades of operation: grizzly bears, black bears, and polar bears, pictured here.
- The Lake, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1897 -
- circa 1897
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The Lake, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1897