Walker Block
Grab
Description
View of the Walker Block at Griswold and Fort; large brick building with storefronts; decorative brickwork near roof. Men working at street repair on corner; policeman stands in street. Printed on photograph: "129, Chambers Exchg. C.S., 131 Det. Artificial Limb Co., J.H. Garlick, 133, Laughlin Pen Co., 137, Chas. Mirault, 139, Sharpes; the Walker Block." Two building entrances labeled with "129" in white paint. Handwritten on back: "Near Fort, about 1907." Stamped on back: "H.C. Lewis, photographer, phone West 2505, 466 Fifteenth St., Detroit, Mich."
Details
- Creator:
- Lewis, H.C.
- Resource ID:
- DPA5183
- Subject:
- Streets--Michigan--Detroit
- Streets--Maintenance and repair
- Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- c.1907
- Format:
- 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- LD/Streets-Griswold
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.