Postcard

The Veterans Memorial Building

Postcard. Color postcard depicting the Veterans Memorial Building from the northwest side. The postcard has grey borders on its left and right edges. Trees and flowers are in the foreground, cars fill the driveway, and Marshall Fredericks' Victory Eagle and several of the columns lining the walkway are visible. "The Veterans Memorial Building, Detroit, Michigan. Dedicated to all war veterans of Detroit, this is the first unit of Detroit's new Civic Center. The building is located along the banks of the Detroit River on a two-block site bounded by Jefferson, Griswold, Atwater and Shelby Streets, and the area includes the site of old Fort Pontchartrain established by Cadillac in 1701. Color by Lucy Gridley." printed on verso along with, "Pub. by the Hiawatha Card Co., P.O. Box 56, Ypsilanti, Mich." The estimated date of the postcard is based upon the image depicted and is not based upon when the postcard was printed.