Building at 1006-1008 Dubois and 2203-2209 E. Lafayette

Description:

View of two-story brick building with storefront located at 1006-1008 Dubois and 2203-2209 E. Lafayette, parcel 33, in the area bounded by Dequindre/Chene/Lafayette/Monroe, site 2-S-4. Building has corner turrets; signs in windows advertise food products and prices. Sign on storefront awning: "Mahfet Bros. Groceries & Meats." Handwritten on front: "Par. 33, 1006-08 Dubois, 2203 to 09 E. Laf., 4-28-50."

Details

Resource ID:

bh001819

Subject:

Grocery trade--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:

1950-04-28

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.

Rights:

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