Commercial building at 1316 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Two and a half-story brick building at 1316 E. Congress, parcel 62, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Stone foundation; pediment-style gable. Looks like converted church; windows boarded over, including two pointed ones, and garage-style door added. Signs on neighboring auto repair shop read "Garage, Hill's, auto collision, general repairs, bumping, painting, welding, Hill's super serv[ice] garage." Cars parked on street and in alley. White deposit splashed across front. Handwritten on front: "Par. 62, 1316 E. Congress, 2 s.b. used for storage, 9-28-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003542
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Warehouses--Michigan--Detroit
- Automobile repair shops--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1951-09-28
- 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.