Looking across the Detroit River toward downtown Detroit, with a white excursion steamer and other vessels along the waterfront in the foreground. The Greater Penobscot Building and the Guardian Building rise in the skyline, both landmarks of the city's 1920s building boom. By the late 1930s the riverfront remained a busy arrival point for passenger boats and commercial traffic, and the skyline was Detroit's signature view from the water.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
but to get to Detroit for
card. I am feeling fine now
[illegible] will not be home
until [illegible]
next [illegible]
[illegible] Love,
from - Lucille
Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number 1561 at lower right. Slight edge wear.
Postmark: BIRMINGHAM, MICH. MAR 26 7-PM 1938. Divided-back linen card with white border; light edge wear, a few foxing spots, and a small crease at the lower left.
Cite this card
Detroit skyline from the Detroit River, Detroit, MI, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/detroit-skyline-from-the-detroit-river-detroit-mi-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.
