House at 1704 Abbott
Grab
Description
View of one-story front-gabled house with shingle siding, bay window and covered entry porch located at 1704 Abbott, parcel 231, in Corktown. Three boys wearing coats pose on sidewalk; automobiles parked in street. Partial view of residences at 1700 and 1710 Abbott. Arrow drawn on photograph points toward house in center. Handwritten on front: "Par. 231, 1704 Abbott, 11-29-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002070
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
- African American boys--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.