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(2506) Buildings, City Hall, Demolition, Detroit, 1961

Demolition workers, assisted by heavy machinery, attempt dig out the time capsule placed inside the cornerstone of the Old City Hall Building 90 years prior. Part of series. The building, a Renaissance Revival landmark created by architect James An ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 14:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30678) Streetscapes, Embassy Hotel, Downtown Detroit, 1965

A view of the Embassy Hotel in downtown Detroit. Date:  1965-11 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 11:22 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30730) Streetscapes, Businesses, Greektown, Detroit, 1966

Businesses line Monroe Avenue in Detroit’s Greektown. In view is the Laikon Cafe, the International ...

Image - eclemens - 11/12/2013 - 11:15 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30677) Streetscapes, Businesses, Bill's Place, Detroit, 1966

A view of Bill’s Place, located in downtown Detroit. Date:  1966-08 (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 11:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(24866) NAACP, Women's Committee, Detroit, 1961

The Women’s Committee of the NAACP Detroit branch meet in the home of Mrs. Charles Diggs, Sr., to plan the 1961 “Fight for Freedom Dinner.” Left to right, front row: Mrs. Elizabeth Hood; Mrs. Mary Gilmore; Mrs. Ilene Keats; Mrs. Anna Diggs; Mr ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 13:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(34035) Detroit Public Schools Newsletter, Collective Bargaining Election, 1964

Cover of a newsletter produced by the Detroit Public Schools announcing the first collective bargaining election for Detroit teachers between the Detroit Federation of Teachers, local 231, and the Detroit Education Association, to be held May 11, 1964. ...

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(2342) Buildings, Wayne County Building, Detroit, C.1950s

A view of the Wayne County Building, taken from an neighboring rooftop, Detroit, Michigan. Located at 600 Randolph, it was built from 1897 through 1902 by John Scott architects and placed on National Historic Register in 1975. Date:  ...

Image - eclemens - 07/15/2010 - 14:31 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30818) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1966

A Fire escape joins two unidentified buildings. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. Date:  1963-09 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/14/2013 - 12:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30712) Lafayette Towers Shopping Center, Detroit, 1960s

A view of the Lafayette Park SHopping Center located in Detroit’s Lafayette Park residential district. Date:  1960s ...

Image - eclemens - 05/23/2014 - 16:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2471) Buildings, Construction, Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1960

An aerial view of the Cobo Hall construction site, Detroit, Michigan. The Guardian Building is seen at right. At left is the Detroit River. Part of series. Date:  1960 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments