Download or read book Detroit s Belle Isle written by Michael J. Rodriguez and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Belle Isle Park Detroit Michigan Master Plan written by Kiley, Tyndall, Walker and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Belle Isle written by Karen MacArthur Grizzard and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detroit's crowning jewel, Belle Isle, has been a leisure destination for natives and visitors alike for well over a century. Originating as Wahnabezee or "Swan Island" by Native Americans and Isle aux Cochons or "Hog Island" by early French settlers, the name was changed to Belle Isle in 1845 to honor Michigan governor Lewis Cass's daughter Isabelle. After generations of passing between public and private ownership, the island was bought in 1879 by the City of Detroit, which commissioned famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to create the beloved haven that is known today. An island oasis with attractions dating back to its early years, Belle Isle continues to connect the past, present, and future of a vibrant city.
Download or read book Belle Isle Park Detroit Michigan written by Kiley, Tyndall, Walker and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Island in the City written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recreation Behavioral Patterns and Characteristics of Urban Residents in Relation to Belle Isle Park Detroit Michigan written by Norman Ronald Richards and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Department of Parks and Boulevards City of Detroit Michigan written by Detroit (Mich.). Department of Parks and Boulevards and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tree Survey and Plant Lists for the Woods of Belle Isle Park Detroit Michigan written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Motivational Determinants of Recreational Uses of Detroit s Belle Isle Park written by Randall Lavert Davis and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Souvenir Album of Belle Isle Detroit Mich written by and published by . This book was released on 18?? with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Parallel Worlds of Park Master Planning written by Hanbing Liang and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Detroit s Beautiful Belle Isle Park written by Detroit (Mich.). Recreation Department and published by . This book was released on 1985* with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Ordinance Creating Belle Isle Park and Establishing Regulations for Its Improvement and Government written by Detroit (Mich.) and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Detroit s Palmer Park written by Gregory C. Piazza and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palmer Park is Detroit's underappreciated architectural jewel. Located around the intersection of McNichols Road (Six Mile) and Woodward Avenue, it embraces every style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. United States senator Thomas Palmer originally developed the property as farmland and donated it to the city in the 1890s. Between 1924 and 1964, its character changed with some of the best examples of modern apartment living from top local architects, including one of just five buildings credited to the world-renowned Albert Kahn. Author Gregory C. Piazza showcases the exceptional story of building Palmer Park.
Download or read book Detroit s Belle Isle Aquarium written by Eric Michael Birkle and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the city of Detroit's substantial redevelopment in recent years - particularly the State of Michigan's capital investments in Belle Isle Park, the Detroit Zoo's proposal for a new aquarium on the downtown riverfront, and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy's plans to establish West Riverfront Park - this thesis examines the cyclical civic interest in the design of public parks and the construction of communal spaces within them through the case study of the Belle Isle Aquarium, completed in 1904.
Download or read book Annual Report written by Detroit (Mich.). Department of Parks and Boulevards and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Picturesque Detroit and Environs written by Charles Forbes Warner and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
