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(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/10/2015 - 18:02 - 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

(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

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/08/2013 - 19:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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

(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 ...

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(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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(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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(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