Building at 1229-1245 Russell
Grab
Description
Side view of two-story brick building with storefront located at the southwest corner of Russell and Macomb, 1229 to 1245 Russell, parcel 538, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Monroe/Macomb. Painted on side of building: "Christopher Bros. groceries and meats." Men and women stand in front of store; Coca-Cola truck parked in street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 538, S.W. cor. Russell & Macomb, 1229 to 1245 Russell, 9-9-49."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh001239
- Subject:
- Grocery trade--Michigan--Detroit
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Storefronts--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 19
- 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 bh001570
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.