Railroad embankment south of Madison, east of railroad
Grab
Description
View of railroad embankment south of Madison and east of railroad, parcel 81, in the area bounded by Dequindre/Chene/Mullett/Madison, site 2-S-8. Railroad tracks below embankment; chain link fence on sidewalk. Houses in background. Handwritten on front: "Par. 81, R.R. strip S.S. Madison, E. of R.R., 5-11-50."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003281
- Subject:
- Embankments--Michigan--Detroit
- Railroad tracks--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1950-05-11
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 20
- 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.