Several buildings along the Detroit River are left as piles of rubble in 1928, in this view taken from the Douglas MacArthur Bridge to Belle Isle.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The site of Riverview Park, scrapped clean, on April 22, 1930

Detroit News photo from the collection of Vance Patrick

The iconic windmill undergoing demolition

Photo from the collection of Vance Patrick

The iconic Riverview windmill at East Jefferson and Field Street is seen in the process of being demolished in 1928.

Photo from the collection of Vance Patrick