Postcard

Post Office and Fort Street, Detroit, Mich.

Color postcard depicting an elevated view of the corner of W Fort Street and Shelby Street. In view are many cars, pedestrians, the Detroit Club and Post Office. A sign reads "Bank of Detroit, Federal Reserve System".
Printed on verso: The Post Office, Detroit, Mich. The Detroit Post Office occupies the site from which in 1796 frowned the bastions of old Fort Shelby. The present great stone building was first occupied in 1897. The United States paid $401,258.38 for the site, $1,078,741.62 for the building, and $33,000 for the furnishings. The United States Courtroom on one of the upper floors is one of the finest Halls of Justice in the United States.
Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 17, 1931.