House at 1659 and 1663 Porter
Grab
Description
View of two-story wooden-frame house, possibly a duplex, located at 1659 and 1663 Porter, parcel 247, in Corktown. House has two front entrances and covered entry porches. House is partially obscured by glare from sunlight; cars parked in street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 247, 1659 Porter & 1663 Porter, 11-29-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002121
- Subject:
- Wooden-frame houses--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.