Horticultural Building And Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
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| Horticultural Building And Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich. |
Year: 1932 |
Publisher: United News Co. |
Type(s): Postcard |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Dexter Box |
Notes: c. 1932; the Horticultural Building and Aquarium on Belle Isle, Michigan were designed by Albert Kahn, built 1902-1904 and opened August 18, 1904; the basement of the Aquarium functioned as a speakeasy during Prohibition; now called the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory or the Belle Isle Conservatory, the Horticultural Building still stands; the Aquarium closed in 2005 but reopened in 2012. |
Subject(s): Belle Isle Park (Michigan). Horticultural Building Belle Isle Park (Michigan). Conservatory Belle Isle Park (Michigan). Aquarium Parks Belle Isle Park (Michigan) Greenhouses Kahn, Albert, Architect Prohibition |
Place(s): Belle Isle (Michigan) Detroit (Michigan) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
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