Vacant lot on the northwest corner of E. Lafayette and Russell
Description:
View of lot located at the northwest corner of E. Lafayette and Russell, parcels 377 and 378, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Trailer parked in lot; two men sit on platform under awning; sign on property: "Lafayette Ice Coal Co. Express." Man stands under store awning in foreground. Handwritten on front: "Parcel 377-378, vacant lot N.W. cor. E. Lafayette & Russell, 7-22-49."
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 blueprints bh002635 and bh002636
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
