Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . corner of Woodward Avenue and the Boulevard, youwill notice the brick chapel of the North Baptist this point you can take the electric cars, and a rapidride of about six miles will take you within a few hundredfeet of the stock farm and widely known Log House ofSenator T. W. Palmer, which is well worthy of a visit,and visitors are always welcome. There are many oldrelics in the house, and the herds of Jersey cows and col-lection of Percheron horses form an attractive feature, anddelightful winding walks and driveways are numerous. Returning to Wood
Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . corner of Woodward Avenue and the Boulevard, youwill notice the brick chapel of the North Baptist this point you can take the electric cars, and a rapidride of about six miles will take you within a few hundredfeet of the stock farm and widely known Log House ofSenator T. W. Palmer, which is well worthy of a visit,and visitors are always welcome. There are many oldrelics in the house, and the herds of Jersey cows and col-lection of Percheron horses form an attractive feature, anddelightful winding walks and driveways are numerous. Returning to Woodward Avenue and going over itsentire route to the river, you will find the main Ferry land-ing with boats running frequently to Canada and BelleIsle. This may be called the oldest and most aristocraticthoroughfare in the city, its characteristics are Frenchconservatism, and modern segregation. By many persons it is deemed not less beautiful thanWoodward, and an afternoon can be pleasantly devotedto objects on and near it. 10 ^ t 1. IIKiU sriiiiMi. \\i I <.|{lS\» STKKKT Taking the cars going east from Woodward Avenue,you proceed up Jefferson Avenue, passing very soon onthe right, old Firemans Hall, now occupied by the WaterCommission. The block above is occupied by the BiddleHouse Hotel. The next street is Brush Street and on theright two blocks away is the depot of the D., G. H. & R. and the L. S. & M. S. R. R. Soon after the lofty andimposing building of the Academy of the Sacred Heart,in charge of the sisters of that name, is seen ; and almostimmediately afterwards, on the left, is the CatholicChurch of SS. Peter and Paul, the oldest church build-ing in the city. In the same block is the large and imposing Jesuit Col-lege, built of stone and constituting one of the architecturalfeatures of the avenue. Almost opposite, on the right atHastings Street, is the unique building known as the ArtMuseum, where many exceedingly valuable pictures andJapanese curios are al
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