Commercial building at 1388 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Angled front view of two-story clapboard building at 1388 E. Congress, parcel 55, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Residence converted with addition on front. Sign reading "Salada tea" in plate-glass window; "Standard" sign reflecting; girl faintly visible looking out. Laundry on line in neighboring lot. Cars parked on street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 55, 1388 E. Congress, 9-27-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003534
- Subject:
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Wooden-frame buildings--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.