Houses at 1638 and 1640 Abbott
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Description
Rear view of two adjacent two-story houses with simulated brick siding located at 1638 and 1640 Abbott, parcel 220, in Corktown. Chain link fence with wooden posts borders alley; pile of lumber in adjacent lot behind fence; trash can in front of fence. Handwritten on front: "Par. 220, 1638-40 Abbott, 12-3-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002037
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1956-12-03
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 24
- 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.
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.