Williamsburg Row on Livernois north of Seven Mile Road
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Description
Nighttime view of Williamsburg Row, a shopping area on Livernois, north of 7 Mile Rd. in Detroit, Michigan. Cars are parked in street. Label on back: "1. Williamsburg Row, Livernois, North of Seven Mile, Detroit. "Community Light Up" -- 26 businessmen developed a community image identification to compete with neighboring shopping centers. Floodlight poles housing two floodlights each were concealed behind trees. Spaced twenty feet on centers -- one floodlight is aimed at building front and the other to the sidewalk. Customers like to shop in this attractively lighted community." Handwritten on back: "Det. Edison Co. Ann. Report, 1964, p. 14."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh009907
- Subject:
- Streets--Michigan--Detroit
- Stores, Retail--Michigan--Detroit
- Automobiles--Michigan--Detroit
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Source:
- Detroit Edison Company annual report
- Date:
- 1964
- Format:
- 1 clipping mounted on stock : col. ; image 3.75 x 4.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Streets-Livernois
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.