Commercial building at 1394-1398 E. Congress
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Description
Angled front view of three-story brick building on corner of Riopelle and Congress, parcel 54, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Second Empire style, with mansard roof, central tower topped by iron railing, dormer windows, and bay windows. Possibly a house converted to commercial; plate-glass window by corner entry. Small "For sale" sign on wall. "Standard" sign reflected in window. Sign reading "Salada tea" in neighboring wooden-frame house converted with plate-glass window. Cars parked on street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 54, 1394-98 E. Congress, S.E. cor. Riopelle & Congress, 9-27-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003533
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1951-09-27
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 21
- 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.