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Print, Photographic
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2012.044.077

Print, Photographic

Sepia-toned photographic print depicting Woodward Avenue as viewed from a windows, likely of Kern's, just south of Gratiot Avenue, facing northwest. The B. Siegel Company, Sallan Jewelers, the S.S. Kresge Company 5 and 10 Cent Store, Kline's, the Cable Piano Company, Heyne's Bazaar, the Empire Silk and Woolen Company, Another Kresge Korner, the Traugott Schmidt Building, a drug store, Golden's, the Annis Fur Building, Grinnell Brothers Pianos, the Fisher Arcade, the David Whitney Building, Grand Circus Park, and the Fyfe Building are among the visible businesses and landmarks. Two workers on ladders attend to the Kresge sign, while a sea of pedestrians are below. Automobiles, electric streetcars, and a double-decker bus are in the street. At the lower right, a car is parked next to a "No Parking" sign, and a fire hydrant. "Business section--Woodward Ave looking north (shows Fyfe Bldg, which was erected 1918)" handwritten on verso. "R1928" stamped on verso.

Date
c. 1918
Collection
Print Size
10" x 8"
Search Terms
Woodward Avenue, Kern's, Gratiot Avenue, State Street, Kresge's, Traugott Schmidt Building, Drug Stores, Annis Fur Building, David Whitney Building, Electric Streetcars, Storefronts, Downtown
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