26 Elizabeth W

The addy above today would be sitting under the Fox Theatre.

Where would that addy have been pre number change?

Can old addresses be looked up via address in the city directories, to see whom or what may have been living there?

While I'm asking this....is there a rule of thumb or directory that can transcrible old to new numbers?

~tats

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Originally Posted by mikefmich

The addy above today would be sitting under the Fox Theatre.

Where would that addy have been pre number change?

Can old addresses be looked up via address in the city directories, to see whom or what may have been living there?

While I'm asking this....is there a rule of thumb or directory that can transcrible old to new numbers?

~tats

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The pre 1921 address would be 16 W. Elizabeth.

So from geographical perspective, we are still under the Fox, correct?
Thanks P69

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Originally Posted by mikefmich

So from geographical perspective, we are still under the Fox, correct?
Thanks P69

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Very much so.

From the 1895 city directory.

Attachment 13607

This would be under the Palms Building [[State/Filmore).

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Originally Posted by Wheels

From the 1895 city directory.

Attachment 13607

This would be under the Palms Building [[State/Filmore).

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You are correct The fox is on the corner of Columbia and Woodward.

That was the site of the Detroit Hotel. Torn down in 1924 for the building of the auditorium of the State/Palms, etc. theater.

Detroit Hotel.......that makes sense on many levels. Any images lying about perchance?

As ever.....thanks Al.

Took me 4 tries to get a post to post......ongoing freeze up problemos no where else but here.

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Originally Posted by EastsideAl

That was the site of the Detroit Hotel. Torn down in 1924 for the building of the auditorium of the State/Palms, etc. theater.

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Thanks for that tidbit EastsideAl.... the former Grand Circus Theatre [[not to be confused with the one that today is the Detroit Opera House)... was a 1913 built 1,300 seat theatre that was also torn down [[in 1923) for the larger 2,994 seat State/Palm/Fillmore [[1925). Apparently the Grand Circus Theatre and Detroit Hotel coexisted on the site of the present Francis Palms Building and Fillmore Theatre.

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Originally Posted by Gistok

Apparently the Grand Circus Theatre and Detroit Hotel coexisted on the site of the present Francis Palms Building and Fillmore Theatre.

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As did the Hotel Powers [[that hotel I found a picture of), and the cigar store, candy store, and restaurant it had at street level.

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/imag...600;view=image

Larger sized versions of this picture can be accessed here:
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dpa1ic/x...8/eb02e348.tif

Interesting how similar this logo is to Sanders.

Attachment 13636

And Al comes within a couple doors of the jackpot..... :)

Similar to Cheers too.......sign of the times, no pun intended. :)