Construction company building at 520 Orleans
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Description
Two-story brick building construction company located at 520 Orleans, parcel 34, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Brick building has dentil trim at roofline and trim above entrance and ground floor windows. Sign reads "Willis-Graul fire service & construction co. Remodeling, alterations, fire repairs. Free estimates WO2-9197." Viewed at an angle from corner of Larned; "one way" arrow and back of stop sign in foreground; fire hydrant along street. Cars parked on street. Other buildings visible. Handwritten on front: "Par. 34, 520 Orleans, 9-27-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003503
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Construction industry--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.