Cadillac Square and City Hall tower, Detroit, MI, 1906
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
Cadillac Square in Detroit, seen across an open plaza toward the clock tower of the 1871 City Hall. Commercial blocks line the square, a streetcar runs at the right, and horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians cross the pavement. The square takes its name from Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, the city's founder, and formed part of Detroit's civic center. Electric streetcars were a common sight in downtown Detroit by 1906, sharing the square with horse-drawn wagons. The Second Empire City Hall, designed by James Anderson, stood until its demolition in 1961.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Buffalo, NY |
|---|---|
| Publisher | W. G. MacFarlane |
| Series | I. 156. |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte S. Bassett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Cadillac Square, Detroit, MI |
| received | MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Notes | Undivided-back card (address-only back, no divider) with a cancel strike across the sky on the front; handwritten annotation at upper right of front noting receipt ("Papa rec'd 06"); slight edge wear. Postmark: BUFFALO, N.Y. DEC 16 6 30 PM 1906; overlapping receiving mark reads DEC 17 ... MASS. Green 1c Franklin stamp, "Printed in Germany" imprint, publisher line "I. 156. W. G. MacFarlane, Publisher, Buffalo, N.Y. Toronto"; light edge wear and a faint vertical crease at center. |
Cite this card
Cadillac Square and City Hall tower, Detroit, MI, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cadillac-square-and-city-hall-tower-detroit-mi-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.