Location: Detroit International Exposition, Delray, MI

Detroit businessmen created and funded an International Exposition, which was open for five years in the Delray area of southwest Detroit. The Exposition was at the corner of the Detroit and Rouge Rivers, north of what is now Zug Island.

Image info: Three views of the Expo grounds and building. The top photo is  a broad view of the fair building. [Detroit Historical Society collection]. 2nd image is of the main hall in 1897. The 3rd postcard view is from 1899.

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Following the completion of the event, the land was sold for use by the Solvay Process Company and the buildings were torn down. The railroad tracks were relocated.

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