Print, Photographic

Photograph. Black and white photo showing the Detroit Edison Company Oakman Substation. The image shows a front corner view of an electrical substation that consists of a 2-story brick building with windows. Street signs at the corner show the names, "Oakman" and "Woodrow Wilson." Sidewalks, streetlights, and multi-lane paved streets are visible in the foreground. A 1-story brick commercial business building can be seen in the left background. Three parked cars and a small factory building can be seen in the right background. The factory building has a sign that shows "Aero Heating Co.; Coal, Oil, Gas Furnaces; Conversion Burners, Combination Windows, Phone TO.8-6777. A typewritten note on the bottom shows "Oakman Substation, 955 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit, Northeast Elevation. Substation Department, 7-13-53 : 76758-2."