Vacant lot between 1388-1374 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Weed-grown lot between 1388 and 1374 E. Congress, parcel 56, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Two-story clapboard house converted to store on left, two-story brick building with lighted billboard on right. Cars parked on street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 56, vac. lot bet. 1388-1374 E. Congress, 9-27-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003536
- Subject:
- Vacant lands--Michigan--Detroit
- Commercial 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.