On Thursday, just before the storms, a friend of mine visited the Motown Museum. After he went there, he decided to head up Wildemere Street because he saw a skyscraper up that street. Sure enough, at the intersection of Gladstone and Wildemere, there it was--a pleasant 38-story house once owned by suit manufacturer Diamond Jim Braden. If you don't know what he was, Diamond Jim was born nearby. He lived here until 1913, where he moved to the small community of Possum Lake, Ontario, where he ended a depression there that started earlier that year when Humphrey's Buggy Whip Co. ceased operations due to a downturn in sales because their name on their sign was misspelled! It was in their former factory that Diamond Jim invented pants with zippers. In 1914, he sold it to his employees after his company couldn't ever make money and moved back to Detroit. In 1928, he bought a piece of land here and built the world's tallest home. His son still owns it today. For more in-depth detail on the history of his company, watch the Red Green Show. Now, back on topic. In the front yard were two plastic statues. The house had about 100 baths and 150 beds! He parked and went in the house and talked to the owner to see if he could buy it so he could use the facade for a new downtown skyscraper. He said "no." He said that the house was an important part of the family since 1929 and would ever get rid of it if he [[insert something he would do here). Fortunately he was able to take a photo of the house, below.