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Douglas MacArthur - Old photos

The Douglas MacArthur Bridge and Detroit Boat Club, as seen from the air, on Aug. 31, 1956

The MacArthur Bridge and Detroit Boat Club on Nov. 4, 1931, during the Harmsworth Regatta

The Douglas MacArthur Bridge on Dec. 6, 1983

The East Jefferson underpass leading onto the MacArthur Bridge, with Riverview Park seen on the left

The MacArthur Bridge on Jan. 19, 1953

Cars on the Douglas MacArthur Bridge on March 27, 1963

The MacArthur Bridge on Sept. 4, 1949

The Douglas MacArthur Bridge, as seen from the air, on July 11, 1930

The Douglas MacArthur Bridge serves as a backdrop for this publicity photo of a 1954 Chevrolet Corvette.

The Douglas MacArthur Bridge on Sept. 7, 1973

Detroiters participating in the March of Dimes on May 4, 1975, cross the MacArthur Bridge.

Detroiters participating in the March of Dimes on April 20, 1980, cross the MacArthur Bridge.

Joggers in April 1977 cross the MacArthur Bridge.

Police turn would-be parkgoers away from Belle Isle on the MacArthur Bridge on Aug. 5, 1967.

The MacArthur Bridge on June 13, 1957

The MacArthur Bridge on May 11, 1930

The MacArthur Bridge seen from the air in 1931

The MacArthur Bridge provides a backdrop for beachgoers on Belle Isle on July 1, 1964.

Police shutdown the MacArthur Bridge on Sept. 27, 1940.

The MacArthur Bridge is seen with the cleared site of Riverview Park at bottom left on April 22, 1930.

The Douglas MacArthur Bridge, as seen May 10, 1925.