Brooker Electric Co. building at 962 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Two-story brick building housing Brooker Electric Co. at 962 E. Congress, parcel 69, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Window air conditioners in upper windows; garage door on front. Signs on building read "Brooker Electric Co. Inc., electrical contractors," "Private parking, visitors and employees only," "Wait here for signal." Cars parked on street and in lot. Handwritten on front: "Par. 69, 962 E. Congress, 9-29-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003552
- Subject:
- Electric contracting--Michigan--Detroit
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Parking lots--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1951-09-29
- 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.