Chillco Large Image Collection

: Alley and buildings at 1560-1578 E. Congress; Alley behind brick buildings located at 1560 to 1578 E. Congress, parcel 45, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Concrete block garage and makeshift fences along alley. Laundry hanging on upper porches. Handwritten on front: "Par. 45, taken from alley rear of 1560 to 1578 E. Congress, 9-27-51.", 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.

: Alley at the rear of 1740 Howard; View of alley located at the rear of 1740 Howard, parcel 174, in Corktown. Brick warehouses and smokestack border alley. Handwritten on front: "Par. 174, rear 1740 Howard, 11-27-56.", 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.

: Alley behind 1241 and 1251 Howard; View of alley located behind 1241 and 1251 Howard, parcels 15 and 16, in Corktown. Brick garage in alley; concrete factory smokestack in background. Handwritten on front: "Par. 15 & 16, rear of 1241 & 1251 Howard St., 8-30-56.", 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.

: Alley behind Drake Avery Company lot at 1725 Abbott; View of alley behind lot located at 1725 Abbott, parcel 184, in Corktown. Rear view of storage shed behind fence in back of lot; trash cans in foreground. Handwritten on front: "Par. 184, 1725 Abbott, 12-3-56.", 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.

: Alley behind Washington Boulevard; View of alley behind Washington Blvd., showing fire escapes and dumpsters. Label on back: "Washington Blvd. alley, 8/06. Behind St. Aloysius Church, Book-Cadillac in background. Photograph by Bob Oren. www.detroit-photos.com. This image is for reference only. The duplication, copying, printing, scanning or any other reproduction of this photograph, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the written authorization of the Detroit Public Library.", 3183

: Alley behind the Ginsburg Branch Library, Detroit Public Library; View through a fence of the alley behind the Ginsburg branch of the Detroit Public Library. Two men stand with a wooden wagon; buildings in background. Handwritten on page: "Alley behind the Library.", Part of the Ginsburg Annual, 1923-24, a scrapbook produced by the staff of the Ginsburg Branch Library, Detroit Public Library.

: Alley behind the Ginsburg Branch Library, Detroit Public Library; View through a fence of a boy standing in the alley behind the Ginsburg branch of the Detroit Public Library. Buildings in background. Handwritten on page: "Our back alley.", Part of the Ginsburg Annual, 1923-24, a scrapbook produced by the staff of the Ginsburg Branch Library, Detroit Public Library.

: Alley in unidentified neighborhood; View of a woman standing behind a fence next to a paved alley; wooden-frame garages, trash barrels and debris on both sides of alley.

: Alley in unidentified neighborhood; View of paved alley behind houses in neighborhood; wooden garages; barrels stand in alley. Printed on mount: "Re-order Vu-gram blank frame cards from Florez Incorporated, 815 Bates Street, Detroit 26, Michigan."

: Alley in unidentified neighborhood; View of dirt alley behind houses in neighborhood; two garages on right; two women stand near a fence in foreground; one woman holds a rake. Printed on mount: "A visual cast presentation prepared by Henning & Cheadle, Inc., 1060 W. Fort St., Detroit, Woodward 1-7688."

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