FILE PATHEXPLORE DETROIT/DETROIT BUILT
DETROIT BUILT · NEIGHBORHOOD FORM

HOMES, STORES & BLOCKS.

A neighborhood is partly a pattern of buildings and public space. House types, lot widths, corner stores, churches, schools, alleys, porches, garages, and commercial strips changed how daily life worked block by block.

Detroit, Michigan. Typical Negro neighborhood
REAL DETROIT SOURCE · Detroit Black neighborhood, February 1942. The Library of Congress record does not identify the exact neighborhood.
Source: Arthur S. Siegel / source record · Public domain — FSA/OWI
BUILDING DOSSIER

Reading the block.

Residential block form
Corner commerce and neighborhood institutions
Alleys, garages, lots, and sidewalks
Housing change over time
Links to neighborhood and criminology rooms
VERIFICATION FIRST

Homes, storefronts, streets, and neighborhood buildings are dated and identified only as far as the historical record allows.

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