Railroad embankment east of 1839 Monroe
Grab
Description
View of embankment next to railroad tracks east of 1839 Monroe, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Monroe/Macomb. Bridge over tracks in background; chain link fence in foreground. Handwritten on front: "R-R bed E. of 1839 Monroe looking north, 8-26-49."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh001207
- 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:
- 1949-08-26
- 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.
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.