Building at 1340 8th Street and house at rear of 1369 Porter
Grab
Description
View of two-story building with tar paper siding located at 1340 8th St. and partial view of small wooden-frame house located at the rear of 1369 Porter, parcel 131, in Corktown. Lower windows of building are covered with boards; second level windows are broken. Cars parked in street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 131, 1340 8th St. & rear of 1369 Porter St., 9-11-56."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003930
- Subject:
- Wooden-frame houses--Michigan--Detroit
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Abandoned buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Automobiles--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1956-09-11
- 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.