Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . ke St. Clair,and see the well-located and handsome Grosse PointeCasino and the numerous beautiful summer residences,with their spacious and attractive grounds. On your return towards the city, if you turn to theright at Rivard street and go three blocks north, you willcome to Fort street, where you will see on the north side,and four doors from Rivard, the house No. 253, in whichGen. Grant, then Lieutenant, lived during his stay inDetroit, from 1846 to 1851. Two blocks from Jefferson Avenue, on Congress street,and near St. Antoine street, at No. 185, is the h
Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . ke St. Clair,and see the well-located and handsome Grosse PointeCasino and the numerous beautiful summer residences,with their spacious and attractive grounds. On your return towards the city, if you turn to theright at Rivard street and go three blocks north, you willcome to Fort street, where you will see on the north side,and four doors from Rivard, the house No. 253, in whichGen. Grant, then Lieutenant, lived during his stay inDetroit, from 1846 to 1851. Two blocks from Jefferson Avenue, on Congress street,and near St. Antoine street, at No. 185, is the house inwhich John Brown, whose soul is marching on, andothers, held a preliminary meeting, which resulted in theHarpers Ferry raid. Returning to Jefferson Avenue, and riding westward alittle over a mile, to the termination of the route, you willreach Third Street, and the depot of the Michigan Cen-tral Railroad. From the dock connected with this depot, the cars runon to the railroad ferries, and are transferred across theriver. 18. 1- Nil; \i. Nil rn IMst i:nsi - •!• \i ( in An interesting morning trip can be made by the GratiotAvenue cars, through the German quarter. Indeed, Gratiot Avenue is a good exponent of the thriftand energy of our German citizens. There is an air ofcalm and settled content in all that appertains to thelocality. Taking the cars at the Campus Martins, and goingthrough Monroe Avenue, the first street is Farmer Street,and one block to the east is the Police Headquarters, andtwo blocks further, and also on the east side, at RandolphStreet, is the Lyceum Theatre. Ferrys immense seedwarehouse occupies one-half of the block. Going onthrough a portion of Randolph Street and Miami Avenueto Gratiot Avenue, a ride of two blocks will disclose onthe right, about a block away, the tall and well-finishedbuilding devoted to Municipal Courts, and also theCounty Jail. One block further, also on the right, youwill see St. Marys Hospital, and also the Detroit Collegeof
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