Black and white photo showing a view of the Detroit Edison Delray electric power plant, located on W. Jefferson Avenue at Waterman Street

Description:

Photograph (and 1 copy). Black and white photo showing a view of the Detroit Edison Delray electric power plant, located on W. Jefferson Avenue at Waterman Street. The view shows a grassy field, railroad tracks, and three temporary wood buildings in the foreground. A large, multi-story brick power plant building with two exhaust smokestacks can be seen in the left background. A new power plant building with one exhaust smokestack is under construction in the right background. A man is kneeling on the railroad tracks near the lower right side of the photo and is holding a sign that shows "The Detroit Edison Company, Power House No. 2. (1st Section). Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., Engineers. Sept. 25th 1909." The number, "73," is written in reverse in the lower left corner of the photo. Handwritten text on the verso shows "D73, Taken 1910, Delray Power House #1 & #2 from the northwest."

Date Issued:

1909-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Municipal Services

Subject Topic:

Detroit Edison Company, DTE Energy, Delray Electric Power Plant, and Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Company

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/E359C40C-328E-4E88-BE06-848709649340