Building at 1340 8th Street
Grab
Description
Front and side view of two-story Italianate brick building with storefront located at 1340 8th St., parcel 131, in Corktown. One storefront window is covered with boards; faded "Salada tea" sign painted over windows. Several upstairs windows are broken; advertisement on side of building: "See the most in used car bargains, read News want ads." Handwritten on front: "Par. 131, 1340 8th St., 9-11-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003928
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Abandoned buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1956-09-11
- 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.