Partridge & Blackwell (Crowley's)

Shorpy posted this photo today entitled "Pardridge & Blackwell". The actual name is Partridge & Blackwell. This store was on the Monroe block between Farmer and Randolph. It was sold to Crowley, Milner & Company in 1914, when Crowley's started in business. Later on, Crowley's built a second building on the block across Farmer and connected the two buildings with an overpass. I had the honor [[?) of serving on the Board of Directors of Crowleys from 1990 until its demise in early 1999.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/9426

Here's an artwork image showing the building [[next to Hudson's) with its' top cornice removed and 2 additional floors added on top [[on the right side).

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Originally Posted by cosine

Shorpy posted this photo today entitled "Pardridge & Blackwell". The actual name is Partridge & Blackwell.

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I believe Pardridge & Blackwell is the correct name but over the years has been mispronounced as Partridge & Blackwell. Maybe there's another explanation, but I see Shorpy's photo is labeled the same, and on the right side of the photo a "Pardridge & Blackwell" sign:

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MikeM--I agree with your read of the Shorpy photo, but here's the link from Wikipedia. We all know that the Wiki information can be suspect. I'll dig into this further.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowley%27s

Wikipedia, or where ever they got their information from, probably thought it was a misprint and it's been perpetuated ever since.

http://books.google.com/books?id=p2w...ell%22&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=Z5U...ell%22&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=SRo...ell%22&f=false

So is this shot of the corner of Farmer & Monroe, looking southeast?

MikeM--
As usual, you are correct [[on the Pardridge name). I have edited the Wikipedia entry for Crowley's to correct this mistake. Do you [[or does anyone else out there) have a Sanborn map or maps for the 1905-1915 period that would show the evolution of this location?? Thanks.

Two more postcards.

From the Department Store Museum.

Hornwrecker posted this picture in 2006.
http://atdetroit.net/forum/messages/6790/63789.jpg

Same corner.
http://i54.tinypic.com/2564ox3.gif

http://grobbel.org/photos/slides/Det...a_map_1930.jpg