Sepia-toned photographic print depicting buildings and storefronts along Woodward Avenue

Description:

Sepia-toned photographic print depicting buildings and storefronts along Woodward Avenue. The camera was positioned just north of John R on the east side of Woodward, facing southwest. The Annis Fur Building, housing the Milton Corset Shop; Alex J. DeSaulier, a sewing professional; Stahl's Boot Shop; Albert W. Kludt, optician; the W.L. Douglas Shoe Company; the Ballantine Company Tailors; and Weyhing Brothers Manufacturing Company Jewelry, is on the northwest corner of Woodward and Clifford Street. To the south are the Woodward-Clifford Building, housing an S.S. Kresge Company Five and Ten Cent Store, and Kartsek's Cafeteria; the F.W. Woolworth Company Five and Ten Cent Store; Taylor's; Golden's; the Traugott Schmidt Building; a drug store; Central Lunch; George Yost, Furrier; and Fields Dresses. Pedestrians and automobiles are in the streets, traveling through the snow. The image is surrounded by a thick black border. "Woodward Ave & Clifford, 1916, Woolworth-Kresge Southwest corner, Douglas-Annis northwest corner" printed on verso along with "neg av."

Date Issued:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Storefronts, Woodward Avenue, Annis Fur Building, Woodward-Clifford Building, Woolworth's, Traugott Schmidt Building, and S.S. Kresge Company

Subject Name:

DeSaulier, Alex J., Kludt, Albert W., and Yost, George

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/B7A1C244-18F6-4B68-8BAC-352077478011