The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Title | The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur M. Woodford |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015-01-12 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1439649340 |
The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, nestled along the shore of Lake St. Clair just north of Detroit, is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. After the settlement of Detroit in 1701, the area that would become Grosse Pointe Shores saw the arrival of French habitants who built their ribbon farms. Beginning in the 1860s, the area began to change as well-to-do Detroiters erected summer homes on the lakeshore. The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores was formally established in 1911, and the community grew as great mansions were built along Lake Shore Road. Following World War II, the community evolved yet again as the grand mansions disappeared and properties were subdivided. By the end of the 20th century, the village had grown into an established community of comfortable, well-maintained homes. In 2011, these residents gathered together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their community.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Title | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur M. Woodford |
Publisher | Arcadia Library Editions |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2015-01-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781531670405 |
The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, nestled along the shore of Lake St. Clair just north of Detroit, is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. After the settlement of Detroit in 1701, the area that would become Grosse Pointe Shores saw the arrival of French habitants who built their ribbon farms. Beginning in the 1860s, the area began to change as well-to-do Detroiters erected summer homes on the lakeshore. The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores was formally established in 1911, and the community grew as great mansions were built along Lake Shore Road. Following World War II, the community evolved yet again as the grand mansions disappeared and properties were subdivided. By the end of the 20th century, the village had grown into an established community of comfortable, well-maintained homes. In 2011, these residents gathered together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their community.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores Master Plan, 1991
Title | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores Master Plan, 1991 PDF eBook |
Author | Grosse Pointe Shores (Mich.). Planning Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 79 |
Release | 1991* |
Genre | City planning |
ISBN |
The Village of Grosse Pointe Farms, Township of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich
Title | The Village of Grosse Pointe Farms, Township of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Grosse Pointe Farms (Mich.) |
ISBN |
Grosse Pointe Civic News
Title | Grosse Pointe Civic News PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 4 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Resolution Adopted by the Council of the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores of January 7, 1928 ...
Title | Resolution Adopted by the Council of the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores of January 7, 1928 ... PDF eBook |
Author | Grosse Pointe Shores (Mich.). Council |
Publisher | |
Pages | 8 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Grosse Pointe, 1880-1930
Title | Grosse Pointe, 1880-1930 PDF eBook |
Author | Madeleine Socia |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9780738508405 |
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 which shared the shoreline of Lake St. Clair. Architecturally significant mansions on rambling estates soon replaced quaint French farm houses a nd gingerbread "cottages." As the good times rolled, no one was willing to let a little thing like Prohibition spoil the fun! The fact that the residents' elegant yachts and iceboats had to share the waters with rumrunners and federal agents only added to the excitement of an area fast becoming one of America's premier suburban enclaves. This new publication successfully captures the magical spirit of the Pointes. With photographs from personal and public collections, the authors have painted a wonderful picture of what it was like to live in Grosse Pointe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.