Building at 1400-1404 Monroe and house at 1048 Russell

Description:

Corner view of three-story brick building with mansard roof and storefront located at 1400-1404 Monroe and two-story wooden-frame house with window awning located at 1048 Russell, parcel 439, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Sign in storefront window: 'M & R Market." Handwritten on front: "Par. 439, 1400-1404 Monroe, 1048 Russell, 9-1-49."

Details

Resource ID:

bh001731

Subject:

Grocery trade--Michigan--Detroit

Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit

Storefronts--Michigan--Detroit

Wooden-frame houses--Michigan--Detroit

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

City planning--Michigan--Detroit

Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit

Photographic prints

Date Issued:

1949-09-01

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 bh002702

Rights:

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