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(30684) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1966

Exterior view of Ross records, located at the corner of Griswold and Grand River in downtown Detroit. Date:  1966-07 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, De ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 12:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32271) First World War, Return of Troops, 339th Infantry, Detroit, 1919

The infantrymen of the 339th, known as the Polar Bears, reunite with friends and loved ones upon their return to Detroit from service abroad. Date:  1919-07-04 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 12:25 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33661) Rationing, Gasoline, Registration, Detroit, 1942

Detroit residents line up in the gymnasium of Poe Elementary school to register for gasoline cards. Date:  1942-11-18 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mi ...

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(30662) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

View of fire escapes with laundry hanging between and sleeping porches on an unidentified apartment building. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construct ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 11:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(10004) Districts, Civic Center, Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan, 1956

An overhead, panoramic view of the Civic Center area, later known as Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan. At center is the nearly completed Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium. At lower left the Mariner’s Church can be seen in it’s new location. At upper righ ...

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(10002) Districts, Civic Center, Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan, 1955

Shows the city block that was raised to make way for the Civic Center developments and the moving of Old Mariner’s Church, Detroit, Michigan. Jefferson Avenue runs through the foreground and the Ford Auditorium, in an early stage of construction, is s ...

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(30690) Urban Renewal, Detroit Medical Center, Housing, 1960s

... constructed Medical Center Courts housing development on Detroit’s lower east side. Date:  1960s ...

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(30671) Architecture, Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1965

A view of the pedestrian overpass between the two buildings of the Crowley Department Store located on the corner of Monroe Ave. and Farmer Street in downtown Detroit. Date:  1965-11 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetsc ...

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(1682) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

... Detroit, Michigan. NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and ...

Image - eclemens - 07/01/2010 - 09:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33670) Parades, "Visiting Heroes," Detroit, 1942

Soldiers march through the streets of Detroit during a parade welcoming "visiting heroes." Date:  1942-06-17 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Det ...

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