Grocery store at 1309 E. Lafayette and 1000 Rivard

Description:

Front and side view of two-story brick building with storefront located at 1309 E. Lafayette and 1000 Rivard, parcel 366, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Signs on store: "Mercurio & Lafata groceries, meats and poultry; drink Coca-Cola." Handwritten on front: "Par. 366, 1309 E. Lafayette, also 1000 Rivard, 7-22-49."

Details

Resource ID:

bh001624

Subject:

Grocery trade--Michigan--Detroit

Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit

Storefronts--Michigan--Detroit

Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate

City planning--Michigan--Detroit

Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit

Photographic prints

Date Issued:

1949-07-22

Format:

1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.

Member of:

Burton Historical Collection

Filing Location:

MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 19

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 bh002624

Rights:

Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.