Corktown (Detroit, Mich.)

Detroit's Corktown Neighborhood

Public Relations Team — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:48:09 -0400

In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-written, guest blog posts.

Caitlin Brennecke is a graduate student at Wayne State University in the Library and Information Science program with a focus on archival administration. Her interests include digitization of historical collections and the use of crowd sourcing in archives and libraries. For the past year she volunteered for the Detroit Historical Society at their Collection Resource Center and she recently began working in a private archive. read more »

(DN_44) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Corktown, Churches, Most Holy Trinity, 1930

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:28:29 -0400

An interior view of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan.

Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church serves one of Detroit's oldest parishes and is located at the corner of Porter and Sixth Streets in the Corktown neighborhood. The orange brick and limestone church was completed in 1866, fashioned in the Gothic Revival Style by Irish architect Patrick Keely.

(DN_44_1) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Corktown, Churches, Most Holy Trinity, 1930

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:32:29 -0400

An exterior view of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan.

(DN_44_2) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Corktown, Churches, Most Holy Trinity, 1930

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:21:58 -0400

Exterior view of the rectory of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan.

The rectory is located at 1050 Porter Street in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. It was built of red brick in the Romanesque style by the prominent Detroit Architectural firm Mason and Rice in 1886.

(2349) Buildings, Tiger Stadium, Navin Field, Baseball, Detroit, 1980

eclemens — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:01:11 -0400

An aerial view of Tiger Stadium, located at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.

(DN_36201) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

eclemens — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:49:54 -0500

An exterior view of a Victorian-Era duplex on Labrosse Street. At left is the shell of one of Corktown's fabled "shotgun Victorian" homes. A notice from the City of Detroit is posted to its eaves proclaiming its forthcoming demolition and denouncing illegal occupancy.

Part of a series of photographs taken to document the abandoned buildings around Trumbull, Porter, Abbott and nearby streets. According to a Detroit News article from April 26, 1960, the demolition was part of a larger slum clearance that moved 450 families out of the area and razed their historic neighborhood to make way for "light industry and trucking stations." According to the reporter, Russell Harris, the windows in the area were recently broken by neighborhood children having a bit of fun. The schools and churches, however, were spared from the vandalism.

(DN_36201_1) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

eclemens — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:55:10 -0500

An exterior view of a Victorian-Era block Labrosse Street. At left is the shell of one of Corktown's fabled "Shotgun Victorian" homes. A notice from the City of Detroit is posted to its eaves proclaiming its forthcoming demolition and denouncing illegal occupancy.

Part of a series of photographs taken to document the abandoned buildings around Trumbull, Porter, Abbott and nearby streets. According to a Detroit News article from April 26, 1960, the demolition was part of a larger slum clearance that moved 450 families out of the area and raised their historic neighborhood to make way for "light industry and trucking stations." According to the reporter, Russell Harris, the windows in the area were recently broken by neighborhood children having a bit of fun. The schools and churches, however, were spared from the vandalism.

(DN_36201_2) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

eclemens — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:52:55 -0500

A view of businesses and residences at Sixth Street and Abbott in Detroit's Corktown Neighborhood. In the background the Book Cadillac Hotel, J.L. Hudson Department Store, and the Broderick Tower are all in view.

Part of a series of photographs taken to document the abandoned buildings around Trumbull, Porter, Abbott and nearby streets. According to a Detroit News article from April 26, 1960, the demolition was part of a larger slum clearance that moved 450 families out of the area and raised their historic neighborhood to make way for "light industry and trucking stations." According to the reporter, Russell Harris, the windows in the area were recently broken by neighborhood children having a bit of fun. The schools and churches, however, were spared from the vandalism.

(DN_36201_3) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:53:11 -0400

Architectural details are highlighted in this photograph of a Civil War era Corktown home. A notice from the Detroit Housing Commission posted on its porch proclaims its forthcoming demolition and denounces illegal occupancy.

Part of a series of photographs taken to document the abandoned buildings around Trumbull, Porter, Abbott and nearby streets. According to a Detroit News article from April 26, 1960, the demolition was part of a larger slum clearance that moved 450 families out of the area before razing their historic neighborhood to make way for "light industry and trucking stations." According to the reporter, Russell Harris, the windows in the area were recently broken by neighborhood children having a bit of fun. The schools and churches, however, were spared from the vandalism.

(DN_36201_4) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:54:59 -0400

A view of a residential Corktown street slated for demolition. In the distance the J.L. Hudson building is in view. Note: Detroit News staff car no. 151 in the left hand corner.

Part of a series of photographs taken to document the abandoned buildings around Trumbull, Porter, Abbott and nearby streets. According to a Detroit News article from April 26, 1960, the demolition was part of a larger slum clearance that moved 450 families out of the area and raised their historic neighborhood to make way for "light industry and trucking stations." According to the reporter, Russell Harris, the windows in the area were recently broken by neighborhood children having a bit of fun. The schools and churches, however, were spared from the vandalism.

(DN_36201_5) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:56:26 -0400

The diverse architectural styles of Corktown are featured in this photograph of a street slated for demolition, including workers' cottages, an apartment building, and a Victorian style home.

Part of a series of photographs taken to document the abandoned buildings around Trumbell, Porter, Abbott and nearby streets. According to a Detroit News article from April 26, 1960, the demolition was part of a larger slum clearance that moved 450 families out of the area before razing their historic neighborhood to make way for "light industry and trucking stations." According to the reporter, Russell Harris, the windows in the area were recently broken by neighborhood children having a bit of fun. The schools and churches, however, were spared from the vandalism.

(DN_36201_6) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:57:55 -0400

A view of a vacant Victorian era duplex from the interior of a neighboring home.

(DN_36201_7) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1962

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:59:44 -0400

A panoramic view of Corktown, looking north up Trumbull Street. Briggs Stadium is in view at the rear. In the far distance the Fisher Building and the Masonic Temple can be seen. At far left is Michigan Central Station. Note: the tracts of vacant land are the results of the slum clearances of 1960.

(DN_79585) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Businesses, Corktown, c. 1890

eclemens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:45:14 -0400

A view of the Detroit haymarket located at Michigan and Trumbull, the future location of Navin Field / Briggs Stadium.