Black and white photograph from a glass plate negative of Monroe Street

Description:

Black and white photograph from a glass plate negative of Monroe Street. Pedestrians are seen walking across the streets, some are waiting for a street car; a horse carriage and automobile are parked adjacent to the Hotel Fowler in the right foreground. Central Billiard Parlor is adjacent to the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Monroe Street. The Temple Theatre is visible at the intersection of Monroe and Woodward; next to the billiard parlor and American Express Company. A Ford Motor Company Billboard is affixed to the top of the Monroe Block advertising, "To the Temple... Watch the Fords Go By!" Crowley Milner Company is visible in the background, further down Monroe. Written on the verso, "North side 1st block Monroe Ave., from Soldiers Monument, April 1910."

Date Issued:

1910-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Monroe Street, Monroe Block, Woodward Avenue, Hotel Fowler, Central Billiard Parlor, American Express Company, Temple Theatre, Ford Motor Company, and Crowley Milner Company

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/F5FDBA65-13B2-4033-8409-830322340319