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Floral Clock, Water Works Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1940

Subjects
GardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
Postmarked September 24, 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Floral Clock, Water Works Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1940, 1910 linen postcard
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Back of Floral Clock, Water Works Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1940, 1910 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card pictures a large floral clock set into a grassy bank, with the words "WATER POWER" above a Roman-numeral dial and a star motif. Water Works Park was the landscaped park at Detroit's municipal waterworks along the Detroit River, a popular public recreation ground in the early 20th century. Floral clocks were fashionable civic garden attractions of the period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

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WATER POWER FLORAL CLOCK, WATER WORKS PARK DETROIT, MICH. --- FLORAL CLOCK, WATER WORKS PARK. The 72-acre plot of ground on Jefferson Avenue, owned by the city and partially occupied by its water works pumping station has been made one of Detroit's beauty spots. The water supply is pumped through a long tunnel from Lake St. Clair to the distributing point. The park is remarkable for its big floral clock and the memorial at the entrance. — 174B
PostmarkedDetroit, MI, September 24, 1910, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Harry M. Farnsworth

26 Roanoke Ave, E. Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Detroit, MI
ConditionGood
Place addressedHarry M. Farnsworth, 26 Roanoke Ave, E. Cleveland, OH
Place depictedWaterworks Park, Detroit, MI
Place mentionedLake St. Clair
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; linen texture; corner and edge wear. Postmark: DETROIT SEP 24 1910 8 PM — divided-back color litho card with white border; light edge/corner wear, postmark partly obscured by the printed 'POST CARD' heading.

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Floral Clock, Water Works Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/floral-clock-water-works-park-detroit-michigan-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.