Commercial building at 1393-1397-1399 Monroe and 1213-1217 Russell
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Description
Front and side view of two-story brick building with storefronts located at the corner of Monroe and Russell, addresses 1393, 1397, 1399 Monroe and 1213-1217 Russell, parcel 491, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Monroe/Macomb. Signs in storefront windows: "Cleaning, pressing" and "Monroe Recreation, billiards, tobacco, candy." Apartments on second level of building. Handwritten on front: "Par. 491, 1393-97-99 Monroe, 1212-17 Russell, 9-9-49."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh001175
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Billiard parlors--Michigan--Detroit
- Dry cleaning industry--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1949-09-09
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 18
- Content Note:
- 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 bh001521
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.