The Belle Isle Band Shell at a 1935 Easter sunrise service

Photo from the Detroit News archives

From the July 2, 1941, edition of the Detroit Free Press

The Belle Isle Band Shell in 1940

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs a summer concert under Leonard Smith on July 1, 1941.

Photo from the Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, led by Leonard Smith, performs at the Belle Isle Band Shell on July 1, 1941.

Photo from the Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, led by Leonard Smith, performs at the Belle Isle Band Shell on July 1, 1941.

Photo from the Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, led by Leonard Smith, performs at the Belle Isle Band Shell on July 1, 1941.

From the July 2, 1941, edition of the Detroit Free Press