John Booms and Company at 1379 Monroe
Grab
Description
View of two-story brick building located at 1379 Monroe, parcel 489, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Monroe/Macomb. Sign painted on building: "John Booms and Company, heavy hardware, wholesale only." Cars and trucks parked in street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 489, 1379 Monroe, 9-9-49."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh001172
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Automobiles--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 18
- 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 bh001519
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.