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Imeson Antiques

November 29, 2007
One of the most historic and intact commercial storefronts in the city is located at 1506 Wyandotte St. E. The Edwardian commercial building built in 1915, was originally a Trott’s Shoes, and for many years was the home of Posteroptics. The owners of Posteroptics retired last year, and the building was put of for sale. Every time a historic and intact storefront switches hands I cringe.
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Elsmere Followup

November 28, 2007
If you’ll remeber back on March 13th, I covered two houses on Elsmere that were destined to become parking lots for Erie Street. I drove by last week and noticed that they had been stripped of their siding and railings, and were prepped for demolition. I drove by…
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Walkerville Publishing

November 27, 2007
So, on to the reason for the Walkerville Theatre being open on Sunday… Walkerville Publishing held an open house, with a great display of Walkerville’s history, and the launch of the 2007 Holiday issue of the Walkerville Times. Chris Edwards the publisher poses…
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Walkerville Theatre

November 26, 2007
Yesterday was the 5th annual Walkerville Holiday Walkabout. One on Wyandotte Street’s grandest buildings was even open. The Walkerville Theatre designed by renown theatre Architect C. Howard Crane in 1918, and built in 1920, had it’s doors open to the public for the first time in a while. The photo above comes from the May 1921 issue of The Michigan Architect and…
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2008 Detroit Historical Photo Calendar

November 23, 2007
If you are looking for that unique gift for that local history fan on your list (or just a great gift for yourself), don’t look any farther than Rob’s 2008 Detroit Historical Calendar. This is one of those projects that has been started by a local history fan…
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Bridge Tavern

November 22, 2007
The westside landmark Bridge Tavern was recently closed down, after liquor inspectors discovered they were operating without a license. It’s always sad to see a long time business close its doors. I’m not sure how long the Bridge Tavern has been around, but it…
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1975

November 19, 2007
Here are few more old transit photos from the Bernie Drouillard Collection, digitzed and passed along by John Stefani. A big thank you is owed to both of them for helping to digitize and share such a massive collection. Today’s shots are both dated 1975 and were taken…