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Detroit's historic Water Works Park / Michael Daisy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daisy, Michael., Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic buildings--Michigan--Detroit--Pictorial works.
- Historic buildings.
- Parks--Michigan--Detroit--History--Pictorial works.
- Parks.
- Waterworks--Michigan--Detroit--History--Pictorial works.
- Waterworks.
- Detroit (Mich.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.
- Detroit (Mich.).
- Detroit (Mich.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Detroit (Mich.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]
- Summary:
- Detroit's Historic Water Works Park takes the reader on a nostalgic trip back to when it was possible to see beyond the horizon from the top of the tallest freestanding structure in the Americas. At one time, Water Works Park's colorful, stunningly beautiful, and varied floral displays were reason enough for thousands of people to travel hundreds of miles or more to Detroit. In addition to its primary function as a source of high-quality drinking water for Detroit and neighboring communities since 1879, Water Works Park was a popular place of rest, reflection, and recreation. At one time, its popularity among Detroiters and visitors to the city was exceeded only by Belle Isle, the city's big island playground in the Detroit River.
- Contents:
- The Grand Marais
- Popular urban space
- Defender of public health
- Steam
- End of an era
- National security
- Souvenirs and mementos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages127).
- OCLC:
- 885207911
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