Vacant lot on northeast corner Lafayette and Russell
Description:
View of empty lot located on the northeast corner of Lafayette and Russell, parcel 380, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Man walks across lot; car parked next to fence. Typed on front: "Parcel 380, vacant lot north east corner Lafayette & Russell, July 22nd, 1949."
MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 19
Note (Content):
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.
This photograph corresponds to blueprint bh002638
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
