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(2879) Streets, Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan

A panoramic view of the future site of the National Bank of Detroit Building at Woodward Ave. between Fort and Congress, Detroit, Michigan. Businesses on the block include The Richmond & Backus Co., Pontchartrain Bar, Whalings, Stouffers, Multi Col ...

Image - eclemens - 07/14/2009 - 14:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2473) Buildings, Construction, Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1957

An aerial view of the development site as construction begins on the new convention hall (Cobo Hall), Detroit, Michigan. Date:  March 1, 1957 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30650) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1964

Exterior of New St. Matthew Baptist Church, located on 4622 John R. Street. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. Date ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33813) Portraits, Children, 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 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30682) Streetscapes, Businesses, Detroit, 1960s

A view down Broadway Avenue in downtown Detroit. Numerous businesses are in view, including: House of Marks Furs, Wm. E. Hintz Shoes, Epps Sporting Goods, the Capitol Bar and the Wurlitzer Building. Date:  1960s Physdesc:& ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 12:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11488) Strike Kitchen, Ford Strike, Women's Auxiliary, Detroit, Michigan, 1941

Members of the UAW Women’s Auxiliary prepare sandwiches in the strike kitchen at West Side Local 174, Detroit, Michigan. The women made over 4,500 sandwiches each day to feed the men on the Ford Rouge picket line. Date:  April 1941 ...

Image - eclemens - 02/22/2011 - 11:50 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27865) Prohibition, Demonstrations, "Beer Parade," Detroit, 1932

Men and women ride in car decorated with crepe paper and the slogan "We Want Beer - Hamtramck" through the streets of downtown Detroit in support of the repeal of Prohibition during the city's "Beer Parade." Date:  1932-05-14 ...

Image - eclemens - 01/17/2012 - 11:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25007) Richard Cohn Building, Detroit, Michigan

An exterior view of the Richard Cohn Building, located at 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1960 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (University Archives, Wayne State Univ ...

Image - astankrauff - 08/01/2016 - 13:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2458) Buildings, Libraries, Detroit Public Library, Construction, 1960s

A view of the back of Main Library and the beginning of construction of the new wing at the corner of Putnam and Cass, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1960s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Ton ...

Image - eclemens - 05/22/2013 - 15:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2416) Buildings, Churches, Old Mariners', Detroit, 1955

Old Mariners’ Church gingerly makes her way from her original location at the foot of Woodward Avenue to her new home at East Jefferson Avenue and Randolph Street. The Bob-Lo boat building, the Vernors plant and the Detroit River are visible in the ba ...

Image - eclemens - 07/16/2010 - 11:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments