Railroad embankment south of Madison, east of railroad

Description:

View of railroad embankment south of Madison and east of railroad, parcel 81, in the area bounded by Dequindre/Chene/Mullett/Madison, site 2-S-8. Railroad tracks below embankment; chain link fence on sidewalk. Houses in background. Handwritten on front: "Par. 81, R.R. strip S.S. Madison, E. of R.R., 5-11-50."

Details

Resource ID:

bh003281

Subject:

Embankments--Michigan--Detroit

Railroad tracks--Michigan--Detroit

Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate

City planning--Michigan--Detroit

Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit

Photographic prints

Date Issued:

1950-05-11

Format:

1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.

Member of:

Burton Historical Collection

Filing Location:

MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 20

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.

Rights:

Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.