House at 1517 Abbott
Grab
Description
Rear view of two-story front-gabled house with simulated brick siding located at 1517 Abbott, parcel 208, in Corktown. House has small wooden back porch with steps; laundry hangs from clothesline; driveway adjacent to house. Handwritten on front: "Par. 208, rear of 1517 Abbott, 10-23-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh001997
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1956-10-23
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 24
- 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.