Rear view of two-story wooden-frame house with one-story addition located at the rear of 1536 Monroe, parcel 423, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Lafayette/Monroe. Addition has sloping roof; group of boys stand in alley; sunflowers grow next to fence. Handwritten on front: "Par. 423, 1536 Monroe, in rear, 8-31-49."
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 bh002684
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
