View of two-story front-gabled wooden-frame house located at the rear of 1543 E. Lafayette, parcel 399, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Front of house faces alley; group of teenage boys sit on porch. Handwritten on front: "Par. 399, 1543 E. Lafayette, house in rear, 8 [rest of date missing]."
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 bh002660
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
