House at 1552 Monroe and J.L.'s Barbeque at 1548 Monroe

Description:

View of two-story wooden-frame house with broken windows located at 1552 Monroe and two-story brick building with storefront located at 1548 Monroe, parcels 420 and 421, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Sign in storefront: "J.L.'s Barbeque." Signs for Nehi, Crush, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola on building. Men, women and children stand on sidewalk. "1548" drawn on photograph over brick building. Handwritten on front: "Par. 420-421, 1552, 1548 Monroe, 8-31-49."

Details

Resource ID:

bh001701

Subject:

Wooden-frame houses--Michigan--Detroit

Barbecuing--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:

1949-08-31

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 blueprints bh002681 and bh002682

Rights:

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