Construction on Woodward Avenue
Grab
Description
View of workmen widening Woodward Ave. Construction debris in foreground; Maccabees Building in background. Printed on front: "Again the same location, but this time under construction. The huge project of widening Woodward Avenue was voted upon and approved on October 6, 1925. Actual work started in February, 1934, and it cost approximately 10 million dollars to carry out the designs." Handwritten on front: "9-15-35." Handwritten on back: "1935."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh007309
- Subject:
- Woodward Avenue (Mich.)
- Streets--Michigan--Detroit
- Roads--Michigan--Detroit--Design and construction
- Road construction workers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1935-09-15
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8.5 x 9.25 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Streets-Woodward Ave.
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.