Color postcard showing patients sitting on the colonnade at the Battle Creek Sanitarium tower addition, c. 1928 Caption on front: COLOSSAL COLONNADE OF BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM, BATTLE CREEK, MICH.-48 Caption on back: The colossal colonnade extends the full length of the new fifteen-story fire-proof building, which points majestically into the sky line like a tall, graceful sentinel and is the first structure coming into view as you near the City by train or motor.