House at 1688-1690 Abbott
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Description
View of two-story wooden-frame house located at 1688-1690 Abbott, parcel 228, in Corktown. Three boys wearing coats pose on sidewalk; cars parked in street. Partial view of residences at 1694 and 1680 Abbott. Handwritten on front: "Par. 228, 1688-1690 Abbott, 11-29-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002061
- Subject:
- Wooden-frame houses--Michigan--Detroit
- African American boys--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.