Nightlife had architecture: entrances, bars, back rooms, upstairs spaces, alleys, hotel corridors, commercial strips, and street visibility all affected how legitimate entertainment and illicit activity occupied the city.
DETROIT BAR SCENE · JANUARY 1942 · ARTHUR S. SIEGEL · LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FSA/OWI
BUILDING DOSSIER
Reading the nighttime streetscape.
Tavern and barroom form
Hotels and entertainment corridors
Alleys, rear entrances, and visibility
Commercial-strip geography
Vice-related book material remains sealed
VERIFICATION FIRST
Hotels, taverns, clubs, and entertainment buildings are identified by source and date before they are used as period context.
