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Black and white photo postcard from circa 1910-1920 of automobiles parked on Lake Street in Petoskey, Michigan.

Color postcard from 1900 of a street scene on Lake Street, with a big welcome sign in the background, in Petoskey, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from circa 1900-1905 of storefronts on an unidentified street in Petoskey, Michigan.

Black and white photograph taken May 6, 1981 of Chene Street, between East Grand Boulevard and East Milwaukee Avenue in what was the Poletown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. In 1981, this predominantly Polish neighborhood was razed amid much controversy to make way for the General Motors Cadillac Assembly Plant.

Black and white photograph from circa 1865-1875 showing (wood block paved) Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

Black and white copy print of a photograph from circa 1872-1882 of the Great Western Carriage, Harness Sleigh Depot in Detroit, Michigan. On the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Beaubien Street, the structure was built in 1846 as the First Congregational Churhc. It was sold to the First Christian Church in 1863, and again in 1871, this time to be used as a livery stable and carriage depot. The Great Western Carriage, Harness Sleigh Depot was owned by Alfonzo Rolfe from 1872-1882, after which it was listed as a livery stable.

Black and white from circa 1970-1980 of Jefferson Avenue, looking west toward the Coleman A. Young Municiple Building and One Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

Black and white reproduction of a photograph from approximately 1900 showing the Wright, Kay Co. building on Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. Note that this is not the Wright-Kay Building that is further north on Woodward and at the time would have been called the Schwankovsky Temple of Music. This image was reproduced in a 1950 calendar published for the Detroit Trust Company.

Black and white reproduction of an 1891 photograph of the northeast corner of Woodward Avenue and Congress Street in Detroit, Michigan. This image was reproduced in a 1947 calendar published for the Detroit Trust Company. From the calendar: "Detroit, 1891 - Northeast corner Woodward and Congress Streets - Decorated for G.A.R. [Grand Army of the Republic] National Encampment - present site Michigan Bank."

Black and white photograph from 1981 of the east side of Chene Street, in the former Poletown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. In 1981, a large portion of this predominantly Polish neighborhood was razed amid much controversy to make way for the General Motors Cadillac Assembly Plant.

Color postcard from approximately 1911 showing Woodward Avenue, looking north from just north of Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The tall building in the background on the west side of Woodward is the Majestic Building, built in 1896 by Daniel H. Burnham (demolished 1962). On the east side the taller building is the Pontchartrain Hotel. Built in 1907, the hotel quickly became a hub for financial dealings in the automotive industry and lavish galas. With only half the rooms having baths, the Ponchartrain Hotel quickly became obsolete, though, and was torn down in 1920, with the First National Building being built in its place.

Black and white photograph from 1916 of Cadillac Square in the winter, looking south in Detroit, Michigan. On the right is the Gayety Burlesque Theater, which opened in 1912 and was closed and demolished in 1958.

Black and white photograph from circa 1940-1950 of Jefferson Avenue at an unidentified cross street (possibly Woodward Avenue), looking south toward the Detroit River.

Black and white photograph from 1981 of Chene Street looking toward Piquette Avenue, in the former Poletown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. In 1981, a large portion of this predominantly Polish neighborhood was razed amid much controversy to make way for the General Motors Cadillac Assembly Plant.

Black and white photograph from 1987 of the 3300 block of Junction Street in Detroit, Michigan. Part of the J. William Gorski Collection

Black and white copy print of a photograph from 1914 showing a stretch of shops on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, including Kern's Department Store.

Black and white photograph from 1981 of the west side of Chene Street at Piquette Avenue, in the former Poletown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. In 1981, a large portion of this predominantly Polish neighborhood was razed amid much controversy to make way for the General Motors Cadillac Assembly Plant.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1916 showing the view up Woodward Avenue, looking north from Congress Street, in Detroit, Michigan. The Majestic Building (1896 - Daniel Burnham) stands in the center of the frame, on the north side of Campus Martius.

Black and white copy print of a circa 1875-1885 photograph of the Godfrey Block building on Woodward Avenue, north of Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. Businesses in this block include D.M. Ferry Co., John Harvey, Pixley Cleland and Wm. House Co.