Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . the newpostoffice on the right at Shelby Street. Old Fort Shelbyformerly occupied the ground in this locality. the corner of Second Street, on the right, is GraceEpiscopal Church, built of Milwaukee brick. A blockfurther on, at the left is the superbly beautiful stonechurch of the Fort Street Presbyterian Society. Theseveral blocks on the left beyond Third Street include thesite of the new Union depot. The large brick buildingon the right between Fourth and Fifth streets is the Sani-tarium. On and on you go, crossing the bridge over the M. R. near El
Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . the newpostoffice on the right at Shelby Street. Old Fort Shelbyformerly occupied the ground in this locality. the corner of Second Street, on the right, is GraceEpiscopal Church, built of Milwaukee brick. A blockfurther on, at the left is the superbly beautiful stonechurch of the Fort Street Presbyterian Society. Theseveral blocks on the left beyond Third Street include thesite of the new Union depot. The large brick buildingon the right between Fourth and Fifth streets is the Sani-tarium. On and on you go, crossing the bridge over the M. R. near Eleventh street and at Twelfth street on theriver are the grounds of the Union Depot Co., where alltrains on the Wabash & St. Louis, Canadian Pacific, Flint& Pere Marquette and Detroit, Lansing & Northern Rail-roads arrive and depart. At Eighteenth street, you willsee on the right, the large and imposing convent of theGood Shepherd; the two steeples just east of this pointare those of St. Annes Roman Catholic Church. 28. i • » . I M • • I r I : I r • HAUrKK M«SriTM. About eight blocks further, ou the left, are largetobacco factories and warehouses, and on the right a littlefurther, at Clark avenue is the Riverside Mineral Springsand bathing establishment. Two blocks beyond Clark avenue on Fort street are thespacious grounds and attractive buildings of St. LukesHospital, and about two miles further, the large andattractive grounds of Woodmere Cemetery. Turning on Clark avenue toward the river, you takethe River road, and still in the car, keep on to FortWayne, a first-class fortification costing nearly half amillion dollars. Here are cannons and soldiers in abun-dance. The fort proper, within which are the barracks,lies to the east of the officers quarters, and is reached bya foot bridge crossing over the moat; the magazine is alsolocated within the fort. Visitors are welcome to visit anypart of the fort or grounds except the casemates, whichare locked; and you will not
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