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