Houses at 1261 and 1269 Abbott
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Description
View of two two-story wooden-frame houses located at 1261 and 1269 Abbott, parcel 68, in Corktown. Three men converse in front of house on corner; cars parked in street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 68, 1261-69 Abbott, 9-6-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003767
- 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:
- 1956-09-06
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 23
- 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.

