Located on the south east corner of Riverside Dr. and Devonshire, the Flat Iron building designed by Mason & Rice was demolished by Hiram Walker’s parent company in 1995, in an attempt to pay less taxes. Today the site of the building remains an empty lot.
Regular reader Robert Pratt, passed along a pair of photos he took of the Flat Iron Building in January, 1995, before the hammer fell.
The building was constructed by Detroit architects Mason & Rice at a cost of $24,000. The building was built c. 1895, and was about a century old when the wrecking ball wiped it off the planet. Next door to the east was the former Walkerville Town Hall. It was successfully saved, and moved around the corner onto Devonshire where it stands today.
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it's crazy how many times i walked by it yet never took a photo. i saw the death fence around that tavern on wyandotte today too and the building next to it that used to be a hair salon i think. so i wonder how soon it will be coming down now.
Which tavern? Cross street please. There's a lot of taverns and hair salons on Wyandotte.
Jane - according to the fire insurance map:
Offices below with dwellings over (as of 1937).
David - this one: http://internationalmetropolis.com/?p=929
Oh, that's still there untouched? I figured it would have been gone from a couple weeks ago when you did your first post on it, seeing how fast Seagrave's, BMO on Walker, and Top Hat were demo'd...
My father worked at HW for 28 years -- indeed, was offices (during the 80s, when I'd visit). Dad was downsized in '93 after Allied took over.
The grounds were the pride of HW for the longest time.
That demolition was my first foray into writing letters to the editor. I couldn't believe they were tearing down that magnificent building and it spurred me into writing to the paper. I think my mom still has it. She was so proud!
what a shame to see this fine old building come down you don't get this kind of arhaticture anywhere in the city
I don't remember that building at all. It's a shame we lost it. Looked solid.