Detroit's Belle Isle - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael Rodriguez, M. Rodrigues, Thomas FeatherstonePublish date:2003-02-28Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531614591ISBN-10:1531614590UPC:9781531614591Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCJ2GB3GWB
One of the most unique urban parks in the world, Belle Isle has long been a source of civic pride in Detroit. In 1879, just as its population, land area, and industry were flourishing, the city of Detroit purchased this 700-acre island for use as a park. Famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was soon commissioned to transform the island into an idyllic retreat from the industrial city. This book uses remarkable images drawn from the Walter P. Reuther Library to document Belle Isle's distinctive history. Throughout the city's periods of accomplishment, economic flux, and social turmoil, Belle Isle is revealed as a romantic haven where Detroit's many cultures came together to relax, celebrate, and play.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531614591ISBN-10:1531614590UPC:9781531614591Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCJ2GB3GWB
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