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- Description:
- Black and white street view photograph from a glass plate negative of the west side of Woodward Avenue, looking south, between Henry and Sibley. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk neighboring the avenue. Commercial buildings are adjacent to the thoroughfare, including the Hotel Hofman, an automobile is parked in front of the hotel. The spires of a church are visible in the background. Written on the verso, "West side of Woodward, looking south, between Henry and Sibley, 1910."
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of two men in conductor's uniforms, likely Detroit United Railway workers, collecting funds to support the Boston street car strike along the sidewalk on the west side of Woodward Avenue between Atwater Street and the riverfront. The men hold tambourines and stand beside a small cart bearing a sign that reads, "Help the Striking Street Car Men of Boston, Mass." Several other people stand nearby including a boy who appears to be selling newspapers. H.D. Edwards and Company stands in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print with a black margin on its left edge printed with "Up Woodward Ave. 1-20-15." The photo was taken from an elevated position above Grand Circus Park, possibly from the David Whitney Building, peering north along Woodward Avenue. Central United Methodist Church, a piano store, a sign company, H.R. Leonard Furniture Company, St. John's Episcopal Church, the Elliott-Taylor-Wolfenden Company, Childs Restaurant, the Grand Circus Theatre, and a drug store topped with a Pastora Ten Cent Cigar billboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print of northbound Woodward Avenue from Jefferson Avenue. Streetcars and automobiles populate the thoroughfare; pedestrians are visible walking on the sidewalk adjacent to the avenue. Also adjacent to the avenue are several businesses including Best & Russell Cigars, Steel Jewelry, Hotel Oxford, Hotel Wilson, a loan office and "locale for a light lunch." Visible in the central left foreground is a policeman's traffic stand. Visible in the background is the Majestic Building.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white street view photograph from a glass plate negative of the northeast corner of Woodward and Palmer, as noted on the verso. Street car rails are visible in the thoroughfare in the foreground of the image. An automobile is traveling down Woodward, others are parked adjacent to the curb. A commercial building neighbors Woodward, includes the businesses of Smith Drug Company, R.S. Wendell Meat Market, and Auto Tire Repair. A moonlight tower is affixed to the corner of Woodward and Palmer.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white street view photograph from a glass plate negative of the east side of Woodward Avenue, Congress to Fort Street looking north, as noted on the verso. Pedestrians are visible walking across Woodward Avenue, as well as along the neighboring sidewalk. Horse carriages, automobiles, and a street car are visibly parked or moving down the thoroughfare. Road construction is occurring in front of Brown's Drug Store on Woodward in the central right foreground. The Pontchartrain Hotel is visible in the background adjacent to the commercial block along Woodward. Commercial businesses include Misfit; Louis Sheneider; and The T.S. Sayl Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white street view photograph from a glass plate negative of the west side of Woodward Avenue, looking north from Michigan Avenue to State Street, as noted on the verso. Pedestrians, horse carriages and a street car are visible adjacent to the popular thoroughfare. Many businesses neighbor the avenue and include, Gray & Worcester Drugs; Herbst Clothing; Sanders, Tom Moore Cigars; and Howland and Uhlir. On the left is the Majestic Building.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Print. Sepia-toned photographic print taken from the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, facing northwest. A horse and cart are inside the intersection at the lower right. Across Jefferson, on the west side of Woodward is a four story building occupied by A.C. McGraw and Company, Wholesale and Retail Boots and Shoes. Along the east side of Woodward, signs are posted for Aetna Insurance, a wholesale hat, cap, and fur store, another shoe store, a crockery store, D.B. Nichols and Company, and a carpet store. Faint impressions of several pedestrians who moved through the frame during the exposure are visible.
- Date Issued:
- 1860-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- One black and white photograph of Woodward Avenue near Michigan Avenue. The elevated view looks northeastward with Michigan Avenue in the foreground and Woodward Avenue running across the photo in the background. A busy street scene is shown with many storefronts, pedestrians, automobiles, and streetcars.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- One black and white re-photograph of Woodward Avenue near the Detroit River. The elevated view looks southward along the east side of Woodward just south of Jefferson Avenue, and shows a busy street scene with many storefronts, pedestrians, automobiles, and streetcars. Business names include the Central Hotel, Schiappacasse & Co. Wholesale Fruits, and Hiram Marks Electric. Ship docks at the riverfront can be seen near the upper right corner of the photo.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
