Vacant lot between 1540-1542 and 1562 Abbott

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Vacant lot between 1540-1542 and 1562 Abbott

Description

View of empty lot located between 1540-1542 and 1562 Abbott, parcel 216, in Corktown. Wooden fence in back of lot; vines cover a section of fence. "Lot for sale" sign nailed on tree; automobiles parked in street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 216, vacant lot bet. 1540-42 & 1562 Abbott St., 10-8-56."

Details

Resource ID:: bh002025
Subject:: Vacant lands--Michigan--Detroit; Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate; City planning--Michigan--Detroit; Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1956-10-08
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.