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House at 1536 Monroe

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Description

View of two-story wooden-frame house located at 1536 Monroe, parcel 423, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. House has corner turret over covered entry porch; three children stand in front of house. Handwritten on front: "Par. 423, 1536 Monroe, 8-31-49."

Details

Resource ID:: bh001705
Subject:: Wooden-frame houses--Michigan--Detroit; African American children--Michigan--Detroit; Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate; City planning--Michigan--Detroit; Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1949-08-31
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 bh002684
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.