Grosse Pointe 1880-1930

by Madeleine Socia, Suzy Bershback, Suzy Berschback

Book Overview

Grosse Pointe documents the rich history of this Detroit community.

If Detroit was characterized as The Paris of the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century, then Grosse Pointe was the Riviera. There wealthy summer colonists, influential transplants from the bustle of the metropolis, founded private clubs where they could pursue polite pleasures and high society soirees away from the honky-tonk atmosphere of the area roadhouses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738508403
• ISBN13: 9780738508405
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"