Print, Photographic

Sepia-toned photographic print taken of a row of three buildings on Washington Boulevard near Michigan Avenue. The building on the left has a bakery at street level, and signs for clothing store and the Washington Pool Room above. The center building contains the Washington Avenue Hotel, Washington Tailoring Co., and a restaurant offering Genuine Chile Con Carne. A sign reading "Employment" is posted at street level, and a Walker and Company Coca-Cola billboard is posted on the roof. The building on the right contains the Reliable Furniture and Carpet Company, and has a large partial sign reading "Feather." A Summerfield sign is visible behind the central building. The landscaped median of Washington Boulevard, including a pond and birdbath, is visible in the foreground. "H.W. Brooks, Commercial Photographer, Arcadia Bldg. Woodward & Stimson Place, Detroit Mich., Neg No. 754" stamped on verso, with number handwritten in pencil. "Washington Blvd at Michigan (pre-Book dev)" also handwritten on verso.