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(29097) Ray Girardin, Detroit Police Department, 1970

Portrait of Ray Girardin, Detroit Police Commissioner (1963-1968), Detroit Times reporter, and president of the Detroit Press Club. Date:  1970 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 07/24/2012 - 09:05 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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

Fay O'Hare Papers

‹ previous 901 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001327 Extent:  13 linear feet (13 SB) Date:  1967-1988, bulk 1972-1984 Fay O'Hare was a Detroit attorney who was ...

Abstracts - srafferty - 11/14/2017 - 11:18 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(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

(30699) Urban Renewal, Lafayette Park, Detroit, 1963

A view of town homes and residential towers in Detroit’s Lafayette Park. Designed by Mies Van Der Rohe, Lafayette Park, located in Detroit’s lower east side just north of downtown, was the first urban renewal ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(24846) NAACP, Demonstrations, F.W. Woolworth, Detroit, 1960

Members and supporters of the NAACP picket the Gratiot Ave F.W. Woolworths store in an effort to force the store to allow integrated lunch counters, Detroit, Michigan Note: In the background the Gratiot Central Market is in view. Date:&n ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 10:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30669) Churches, Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Detroit, 1960s

A view of the partially demolished Ebenezer A.M.E. Church reveals a large mural, still intact. The building, located on Willis and Brush, was destroyed by a fire on August 6, 1960. The building was the third home for the congregation, which is the sixth ...

Image - eclemens - 11/08/2013 - 15:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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

(33810) Street Scenes, Children Playing, Black Bottom, Detroit

... Part of a series of photographs taken of children in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, ...

Image - eclemens - 08/19/2021 - 10:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30686) Streetscapes, Businesses, Greektown, Detroit, 1966

A view of Monroe Street at St. Antoine in Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood. Numerous businesses are in view, including: ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 12:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments