Houses at 1526 and 1528 Porter
Grab
Description
Rear view of two adjacent two-story houses with simulated brick siding located at 1526 and 1528 Porter, parcels 273 and 274, in Corktown. Houses are partially obscured by trees. Trash cans sit on platforms next to alley; pile of lumber on right. Handwritten on front: "Par. 273 & 274, rear of 1526 & 1528 Porter, 10-8-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002199
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1956-10-08
- 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.

