Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . ent. A ride of about six miles on the Gratiot road will bringyou to the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This isone of the most attractive, and most peculiar, structuresconnected with church life in the country, and waserected in memory of the apparition at is near the Church of the Assumption, and was builtthrough the exertions of Rev. Father A. Vandendriessche,who has been in charge of the parish since 1851. The grottois located at the end of an avenue of trees nearly 1,000 feetlong, planted through the same zeal that caused thegrotto to be rea
Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . ent. A ride of about six miles on the Gratiot road will bringyou to the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This isone of the most attractive, and most peculiar, structuresconnected with church life in the country, and waserected in memory of the apparition at is near the Church of the Assumption, and was builtthrough the exertions of Rev. Father A. Vandendriessche,who has been in charge of the parish since 1851. The grottois located at the end of an avenue of trees nearly 1,000 feetlong, planted through the same zeal that caused thegrotto to be reared. The entire cost of the structureis estimated at $6,000, though much of the work hasbeen gratuitously performed. It was begun by the bless-ing of the ground, on the last Sunday of May, 1881,and just a year from that time mass was said for the firsttime. Within the grotto, ten feet of the walls on either handare occupied by four rows of massive stones, all dressed tothe square, the face of each stone bearing an emblem of f Ifcr. .^^!_J \V » AITIST . HICCll the church or of the Virgin. They are also inscribedwith the names of various deceased priests. On each of the stones in the ceiling will be engravedthe name of one of the popes, with the date of his death,and the name of the donor of the stone. At the base ofthe arch is a narrow projection or cornice of stone, bearingon its sides the inscriptions: Hail, Mary, full of grace;the Lord is with thee; Holy Mary, mother of God,pray for us sinners, the words being separated by the rear cornice is the word sanctus thrice floor will be of marble. This avenue is justly characterized as broad, slow, En-glish and self-satisfied. It has a large future before it, butdevelops more slowly than any other of the older avenuesleading into the country. Although not possessed of anyspecially attractive buildings it is well worthy of atten-tion. Three blocks from Woodward avenue on the right isthe Industrial School
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