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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today

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Category: Preserved Buildings

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Old Krueger Mansion SW corner High & Court, now Scott’s Temple

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings

Tagged man walking, mansion, old mansion, street light, street sign, tree

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E side Washington looking NE to Bleeker from SW corner New

By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged Allison System, manhole cover, Odell's, One way sign, street light, street parked cars, traffic light

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NE corner Spruce & Lincoln Park looking NE from #535 Washington

By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Lincoln Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged do not enter, man walking, One way sign, street light, traffic light

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E side Washington looking NE to Longworth from SW corner Spruce

By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Lincoln Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged asphalt street, bare tree, row of buildings, street parked cars

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Old Firehouse #2, built 1881, #55 Plane St W side between James & Orange

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged brick road, firehouse, for rent, old fire house

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W side Broad looking NW from SE corner Lafayette toward Branford shows Prudential’s headquarters under construction in distance.

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, Preserved Buildings

Tagged Abelson's, bus stop, canadian fur, corner store, row of businesses, simon ackerman, vim

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#18-26 Ferry St, N side

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Ironbound, Preserved Buildings

Tagged asphalt street, Emerie Decorator, liquor store, street light, street parked cars

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Brick house NW corner Sussex Ave & North 7th St

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged bare trees, corner house, row of houses, street parked cars

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#105 Roseville Ave, sculptured bust on facade

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged beauty salon, Shoe service, street parked cars

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*#180 Roseville Ave, old frame house

By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged bare trees, house, mansion, sidewalk

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*Central Theatre, NE corner Central & South 8th St

By Myles Zhang January 1959 April 2026 Central Avenue, Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged bare trees, Central Theater, fire escape, pharmacy, street parked cars, traffic light

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Saint Lucy’s Church and adjacent buildings along Sheffield Street just prior to its completion in 1926. Photo provided by Msgr. Joseph Granato, St. Lucy’s Church Archives

By Myles Zhang November 1944 June 2026 Little Italy, Preserved Buildings

Michael Siciliano, proprietor of Vesuvius Restaurant, poses in the restaurant’s Summer Garden facing Saint Lucy’s Church on Sheffield Street.
Photo appeared in Sunday Call, November 5, 1944

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McKinley School on Factory Street, circa 1915

By Myles Zhang June 1915 June 2026 Little Italy, Preserved Buildings

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All photos were manually referenced to their contemporary locations. Contemporary street views correspond to camera angles of former photos, even though address naming conventions and house numbers may have changed.
If a photo is misplaced, contact mylesz@umich.edu with a link to the photo and description of the error.

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