Commercial building at 1326 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Two-story brick building at 1326 E. Congress, parcel 61, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Entrance at each end, with company name above each. Decorative brickwork and curved top to upper windows. Signs read "Congress Electrotype Co." and "Martin Machine Company." Cars parked on street and in alley. Handwritten on front: "Par. 61, 1326 E. Congress, 9-27-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003541
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Electrotyping--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1951-09-27
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 21
- 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.