Taken at the Dossin Maritime museum Jun 20 2014. History The City of Detroit III was built by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company in Wyandotte, Michigan and was designed by Frank E. Kirby. The interior decorations were designed by painter and architect Louis O. Keil, who collaborated with Kirby on many projects. It was owned by the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company (D&C) and was launched on October 7, 1911. When it was launched the City of Detroit III was the largest sidewheeler in the world, until the next year when another steamship company, the Cleveland Buffalo Transit Company (C&B), launched the slightly larger 485-foot (148 m) Seeandbee. The City of Detroit III traveled regularly between Detroit, Michigan, Cleveland, Ohio and Buffalo, New York. The Gothic Room The City of Detroit III cost $1,500,000 to build ($38 million in 2014 dollars) and was ornately furnished. Forty percent of the ships width was situated over the wheels, allowing room for many amenities like salons, a palm court and a winery to be built into the ship. One of the rooms was an opulent smoking room called the Gothic Room, named for its Gothic architecture design. It was built from English oak and included a stained glass window. Info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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