Vacant lot with billboard at southeast corner of E. Congress and Hastings, parcel 79, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Walker & Co. billboard on corner lot reads "Salad Bowl dressing. So creamy good--why pay more?" Decorative brickwork and trim at roofline and windows of townhouses; high stoops at entrances. Cars parked on street and lot, and van parked by building. Handwritten on front: "Par. 79, vac. lot S.E. cor. Congress and Hastings, 9-29-51."
MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 21
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.
