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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

(2343) Buildings, Water Board Building, Louis, Kemper, Detroit

... and by Louis Kemper, the same architect who designed Detroit’s Book Tower and Book-Cadillac Hotel. Date:  ...

Image - eclemens - 07/15/2010 - 14:34 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79680) Ethnic Communities, Cuban, Detroit, 1958

Members of Detroit's Cuban community gather at the home of Robelio Guillot and listen to a radio for word on advances against Fulgenico Batista's regime made by Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution. Date:  1958-01-01 P ...

Image - eclemens - 01/07/2013 - 17:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

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

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

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 14:54 - 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 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 11:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2939) Parades, Riverama, "Cadillac's Landing", Detroit, 1955

Mayor Albert Cobo and representatives from city council pose during the opening of Riverama, Detroit, Michigan. The celebration opened with a recreation of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac’s landing at Detroit in 1701. Date:  August 1 ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 12:05 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32174) Women Workers, Morgan & Wright Factory, Detroit, 1917

Women workers at the Morgan & Wright Factory make tires during the First World War. Date:  1917-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 07/28/2014 - 14:12 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(19457) Parks, Belle Isle, Recreation, Detroit, 1910s

Residents line the banks of the canals surrounding the Belle Isle Band Shell during a performance by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Date:  1910s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit Ne ...

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(30666) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1966

Exterior view of an unidentified business. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. Date:  1966-07 Phys ...

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

Detroit Adventure, Calendar of Cultural Events, 1960

The summer, 1960 Detroit Adventure Calendar of Cultural Events. Date:  1960 Physdesc:  Poster (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit Adventure, University Archives, Wayne State University , Wayne State University — Graph ...

Image - cwesterman - 11/26/2012 - 12:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments