House at 1638 Porter
Grab
Description
View of two-story front-gabled house with simulated brick siding located at 1638 Porter, parcel 285, in Corktown. Cars parked in street; partial view of residence at 1642 Porter. Arrow drawn on photograph points toward house in center; arrow and "286" points toward house on left. Handwritten on front: "Par. 285, 1638 Porter, 11-29-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002235
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
- Automobiles--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1956-11-29
- 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.