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(11997) Poverty Scenes, Salvation Army, Michigan Ave, Detroit, 1952

Homeless men bow their heads in prayer as the Salvation Army “Bowery Corps” play. Date:  September 1952 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit--econo ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2010 - 15:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(10003) Districts, Civic Center, Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan, 1955

The area surrounding the proposed Civic Center is excavated for the construction of the Ford Auditorium underground parking structure, Detroit, Michigan. At left rear the entrance to the Windsor Tunnel and the Ford Auditorium are in view. Da ...

Image - eclemens - 07/08/2010 - 10:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2355) Buildings, Stroh Brewing Company, Interior, Detroit, 1985

An interior view of the Stroh Brewing Plant that shows its famous copper brewing vats, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1985 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Architecture, Detroit ( ...

Image - eclemens - 07/15/2010 - 15:52 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30672) Streetscapes, Neighborhoods, Greektown, Detroit, 1966

A view of Greektown, along Monroe Ave, in downtown Detroit. Stemma Confectionary, Athens Books and Music, Open Kitchen Red Hots, Grecian Gardens, St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Athens Bar are all in view. Date:  1966-09 (S ...

Image - eclemens - 11/08/2013 - 15:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27858) Prohibition, Blind Pigs, Detroit, 1931

An interior view of a blind pig located at 932 E. Columbia, near the corner Randolph in downtown Detroit. Date:  1931-09-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Prohi ...

Image - eclemens - 01/17/2012 - 09:58 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30683) Streetscapes, Gratiot, Detroit, 1966

A view of downtown Detroit, taken from the corner of Gratiot and Broadway. Date:  1966-09 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affai ...

Image - eclemens - 02/20/2014 - 15:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Horace Sheffield Jr. Papers Now Open

... at the Reuther. Sheffield was a prominent voice in Detroit’s labor and civil rights movements, and his collection is an exciting ... a tradition of the family as engaged members of Detroit’s Black community that continues today. In 1934, Sheffield joined ...

Blog entry - lminadeo - 12/18/2024 - 10:16 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(30652) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

Exterior view of an unidentified building on Hastings Street. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. Date:  1960 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 17:17 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32187) Red Cross, Charitable Campaign, Detroit, 1910s

Members of the Detroit Branch of the American Red Cross solicit support from passersby on the streets of downtown Detroit during a wartime charitable campaign. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 04/29/2015 - 11:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30661) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

Exterior view of The Right Hand Cleaners, located at 5743 Hastings 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 - 11:50 - 0 comments - 3 attachments