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Riverside Hotel, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1910

Subjects
Hotels & InnsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Riverside Hotel, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Riverside Hotel, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A view across the water toward the Riverside Hotel, a large white resort building with three red-roofed towers and a long veranda, flanked by smaller red-roofed outbuildings and trees along the shore. A wooden dock and a small sign reading "Riverside Hotel" stand at the right.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Hazel. We came through the St. Clair river yesterday after one beautiful [illegible] reached Mackinac about noon today and had a [illegible] have just taken a trip in the island. Saw Rock and the fort. The most splendid ride about this lake shore. Now I am will reach Bay View this evening. We expect to find a delightful [illegible] a very [illegible]

PublisherWolverine News Co.
Riverside Hotel, St. Clair Flats, Mich. --- Post Card Published by Wolverine News Co., Detroit, Mich. and Leipzig, Germany. No. 729. MADE IN GERMANY.
PostmarkedBay View, MI, July 30, 1908, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Hazel Harris

305 W. Charles St, Muncie, Indiana

Postcard record

Postmarked, Bay View, MI
ConditionFair
Place addressedHazel Harris, 305 W. Charles St, Muncie, IN
Place depictedRiverside Hotel, St. Clair Flats, MI
PublisherDetroit, MI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesPostmark cancel struck on the front over the water; torn lower-left corner; light edge wear and slight discoloration at corners. Postmark: BAY VIEW MICH JUL 30 1908 8 PM. Divided-back chromolithograph printed in Germany; torn lower corners and edge wear.

Cite this card

Riverside Hotel, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/riverside-hotel-st-clair-flats-michigan-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.