View of two-story brick building located at 1379 Monroe, parcel 489, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Monroe/Macomb. Sign painted on building: "John Booms and Company, heavy hardware, wholesale only." Cars and trucks parked in street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 489, 1379 Monroe, 9-9-49."
MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 18
Note (Content):
Part of a collection that contains condemnation files, photographs, blueprints and descriptions of slum clearance housing parcels for the City of Detroit. Of particular note are areas which included the neighborhoods known as Paradise Valley, Black Bottom, Corktown and the Jeffries Housing Project.
This photograph corresponds to blueprint bh001519
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
