Old Redford History

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Bird's-eye view of smoke rising from houses and gutted buildings, in a Detroit, Michigan neighborhood (identified as 12th and Linwood) during the 1967 riots. "The Detroit Riot of 1967 began when police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after…

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China Clipper restaurant sign

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Concrete wall divides area in Detroit, Michigan, with houses on one side and rural area on the other.

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Detroit Police Station, 16th Precinct

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View of Detroit's new Renaissance Center; a derelict building and cars in a parking lot are in the foreground.

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Group of people, primarily African Americans, gather to protest the actions of a Detroit Police Department undercover decoy unit called S.T.R.E.S.S. (Stop the Robberies Enjoy Safe Streets).

Promotional film made for the City of Detroit, an unsuccessful bidder for the Olympic Games. With views of city highways, automobile manufacturing, a diverse population, and social activities, all shot prior to the city's economic decline.

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View of smokestacks at the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan designed by Albert Kahn. "Wasting no time on architectural niceties, he [Kahn] employed a steel frame with broad spans and walls that were unbroken expanses of…

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Former location of the Old Redford branch of the Detroit Public Library
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