1064 Detroit From Space
36x24 inches, (91x61cm), Landsat 5 data. Located in SE Mich., on the Detroit River and between lakes St. Clair and Erie. Michigan's largest city and the seventh largest in the nation, Detroit is a port of entry and a major Great Lakes shipping and rail center. Detroit's early carriage industry helped Henry Ford, GM, Dahlmer/Chrysler and others to make Detroit the “automobile capital of the world.” Points of Interest - Detroit has a symphony orchestra, the Detroit Institute of Arts, one of the nation's finest; a historical museum; the Fox Theater, a huge renovated movie palace; a civic center, with Cobo Hall, one of the world's largest exhibition buildings; Tiger Stadium, home of the city's professional baseball team; Joe Louis Arena, where the NHL's Red Wings play; and Fort Wayne (1849). Belle Isle in the Detroit River is a park with flower gardens, a conservatory, a children's zoo, and an aquarium. It is also the site of the annual Detroit Grand Prix auto race. The Ambassador International Bridge (the world's longest international suspension bridge) and a vehicular tunnel link Detroit with Windsor, Ont. Canada.36x24 inches, (91x61cm), Landsat 5 data. Located in SE Mich., on the Detroit River and between lakes St. Clair and Erie. Michigans largest city and the seventh largest in the nation.
