Detroit's Belle Isle: Island Park Gem (MI) (Images of America) | 
| Authors: Michael Rodriguez, Thomas Featherstone
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0738523151
Dewey Decimal Number: 977.43400222
EAN: 9780738523156
ASIN: 0738523151
Publication Date: March 5, 2003
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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 Isleis distinctive history. Throughout the cityis periods of accomplishment, economic flux, and social turmoil, Belle Isle is revealed as a romantic haven where Detroitis many cultures came together to relax, celebrate, and play. YY
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