Bird's Eye View of Detroit

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Bird's Eye View of Detroit (1889)

Source: Library of Congress
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Map Title: Birds Eye View–Showing About Three Miles Square–of the Central Portion of the City of Detroit, Michigan
Date(s): 1889
Source: http://www.loc.gov/item/76693077/


Highlighted areas (numbered at bottom and starred on map left to right):

- Union Depot Grain Elevator
- James Miller (M.) McCrie worked here, first as the weighmaster from 1882 to 1885, then as a foreman from 1886 to about 1908
- 611 Lafayette Avenue
- Home of James M. and Anna (nee Anthony) McCrie family from 1882 until 1886
- 600 14th Avenue
   Home of the James M. and Anna (nee Anthony) McCrie family from 1886 through 1952
- 559 14th Avenue
   Home of the James W. and Sarah (nee Livingston) McCrie family from 1914 until 1973
- Detroit Market, Michigan Grand Avenue
- Hermann Schütze worked for Hammond, Standish & Co. Meats from 1880 to 1882
- He worked for F X Kolb Meat Company in 1891
- 199 Gratiot Avenue
   Johann Schrotzberger's meat market from 1886-1889
- 269 Gratiot Avenue
   Johann Schrotzberger's meat market and home from 1884-1885
- 117 Catherine Street
- Johann Schrotzberger's meat market and home from 1882-1883
- 141 Catherine Street
- Hermann and Frederika (nee Schrotzberger) Schütze's family home in 1882
- 110 Rivard Street
- James Miller McCrie boarded here in 1869 while working as a carpenter
- 450 Croghan Street
- Hermann and Frederika (nee Schrotzberger) Schütze's family home and meat market from 1883 to 1890
- The home was kitty-corner to the large Pullman Palace Car Company factory billowing smoke on the map