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Melrose and Richelieu Hotels on South Grand Avenue

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Melrose and Richelieu Hotels on South Grand Avenue

Description: Melrose and Richelieu Hotels still intact with Richelieu Hotel slated for wrecking first.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 4/20/57
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
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