Where were these pictures taken in Grosse Pointe? 1960's & 70's

[EMG]

I looked at many of your suggestions and they all look like they could be those two blocks.

Yep.

If you could see more of the houses in the two photos that would probably give it away since many of the homes in the Pointes have not changed a whole lot, even in 40-50 years, but they are mostly cut out of the pictures.

With the exception of a few memorably distinctive houses that I remember even now, I don't think I would remember enough specific houses to have identified the block. Unfortunately, even after looking at jcole's links to the originals, I still don't have any more of a clue than those I already suggested.

[ddf313]

Oops. Although my fRiend could have been a fiend at one time. But he was certain that the police had the trees torn down so they could see the streets. Of course I laughed at the notion that a beautiful city would tear down trees to catch crooks. He was born in 1960. When did helicopters become part of the police force?

[aoife]

If you are really interested in finding out the streets in these images I would suggest that you go down to Wayne State or the DPL and look up the articles they ran with in the Detroit News microfilm. The caption information that appears with the negatives on the Virtual Motor City are often not as detailed as the information that runs with the print version. Usually you can find the photos in an issue 1-3 days after the date that appears on the negative, although sometimes you might have to go a week or two further if they shot it ahead of time for a special feature. Good luck!