Jack's Market at 1500 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Two-story brick building on corner, located at 1500 E. Congress, parcel 53, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Corner entry to market; decorative brickwork and curved bay windows and turret on upper level. Signs on grocery store read "Beer & wine to take out," "Films developed, printed," "Phillip Morris," "Jack's Market," "Groceries, meats," "Chew Copenhagen, it's a pleasure," "Vernor's ginger ale," "Par-t-pak," and "Pepsi Cola." Truck parked on street, with signs reading "MB," "[?] Bros.," and "Joe." Street signs on corner read Congress and Riopelle with "One way" arrow. Handwritten on front: "Par. 53, 1500 E. Congress, S.W. cor. Riopelle & Congress, 9-27-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003529
- Subject:
- 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.