Ruth's Confectionery at 1553 E. Lafayette
Grab
Description
View of two-story brick commercial building with storefront located at 1553 E. Lafayette, parcel 400, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Sign on awning: "1553; Ruth's Confectionery." Signs for Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and Nesbitt's on building; woman stands in front of window. Handwritten on front: "Par. 400, 7-26-49."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh001672
- Subject:
- Confectioners--Michigan--Detroit
- Storefronts--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1949-07-26
- 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.
- This photograph corresponds to blueprint bh002661
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.