Palmer Park is a real city park quite large in land, between 7 and 8 mile if I remember correctly...Had mounted barns for the horses, ponds and the original Palmer log cabin...Palmer Woods was across from the park, all mansions. I use to go to Palmer Park all the time, lived there. (a couple miles away) but as kids we use to walk to the park...Detroit had some of the larges and most beautiful parks back in the 40’s. Like Belle Isle, sits in the middle of the Detroit river, city park about 7 miles long with its own zoo at one time and beach on the Detroit river...had its own herd of deer also, don’t remember the breed, not White tail deer...beautiful arboretum, with a room for desert flora and an orchid room with a small waterfall....At one time it was one of the most beautiful citys in the country....
“Like Belle Isle, sits in the middle of the Detroit river, city park about 7 miles long with its own zoo at one time and beach on the Detroit river...had its own herd of deer also, don’t remember the breed, not White tail deer...beautiful arboretum, with a room for desert flora and an orchid room with a small waterfall..”
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About 6 months ago I first heard about Belle Isle so I took a Google Map “drive” all through it. I was stunned at how beautiful it was, and envied Detroit residents who were lucky enough to be able to use it.
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