Historic Maps of Detroit

[Gistok]

The old Sandborn maps are much more detailed than the old 1930s maps being talked about here. These maps mention the "major" buildings downtown, whereas the Sandborn maps mention ALL the buildings downtown [[and throughout the city). See example here....

[Király]

You have to go to Sanborn maps. Maybe your local library will have access to the site.

http://sanborn.umi.com/

Anyone know how I can get a login and see Sanborn maps? This says "Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 is owned by ProQuest, LLC and is protected by copyright and other laws that recognize the rights of copyright holders. All Sanborn Maps are copyrighted © 2013 by Environmental Data Resources, Inc. Access to Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 is available to authorized users of subscribing institutions only. Subscribers are required to sign a User License. Please contact your ProQuest representative."

I don't understand how someone can claim copyright ownership of maps produced in 1922 or earlier; those are all long out of copyright.

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here's a few from the early Eastside for those who may not have seen them

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1921 map

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1919 map

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1917 map ES

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1904 map

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Last one 1876 more marshland below Jefferson

[CassTechGrad]

The eastern boundry from Downtown Detroit in 1830s extended from Joseph Compau St. to the corner of E. Warren Ave. By 1850s up to Mt Eilliot St. to E. Warren Ave. By 1960s up to E. Grand Blvd. by 1880s up to Harper St. by 1920 Detroit annex what's lefy of Grosse Pointe TWP. The Citizens of Grosse Pointe rushed to incorporate into a village and later broke up into 5 suburbs of Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores. Detroit annexed parts of Gratiot TWP to for the development of Mohican Regent, Greensbriar, Regent Park and Van Stuben in 1928. What's left of the Township became Harper Woods.

Detroit annexed what's left of Hamtramck TWP. [[ up to the northern boundries of E. 8 Mile Rd.) after 1910, but the people of the Village of Hamtramck [[ from Carpenter Rd. to Clay St. from Dequindre Rd. to few neighborhoods blocks east of Conant) rushed to vote for their area to become the City of Hamtramck.


The northern boundries of Hamtramck TWPe was a just plan farming community in square acre plots until Mr. Conant came along the proposed a sub-division for African Americans after Detroit annexed Hamtramck TWP.

The Title map from my grandmother’s house on Moenart Street identifies that area as Hamtramck Township. It’s from around 1920, I think. This is near the intersection of Davison Avenue and 6 Mile Road. The map shows that 6 Mile was then named Jerome Avenue and later became McNichols Road