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Detroit Free Press [[Detroit, Michigan)
04 May 1994, Wed

North Detroit/Greater Detroit Hospital on Carpenter first closed in the early-mid nineties. I believe it closed in 1992, It did re-open in 1994, the owner at the time was Dr. O. Ganesh, it closed...

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Detroit Free Press
Detroit, Michigan
10 Dec 1916, Sun • Page 118

G.M leveled an entire neighborhood for the Hamtramck/Detroit plant, such a waste. G.M just wants to leave Detroit for good. I Wouldn't be surprised if they eventually move their headquarters to Texas...

Where is it at now?

When the building was established it was Cooper Bros Funeral Home. 1940 Detroit Free Press clipping36755

Here is the builder of the clocks though I read somewhere they were crafted in Chicago? Not sure. He died in 1929.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187650357/albert-fischer36706

Here is Charles Kotcher Cleaning the clock
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147965386/charles-wilson-kotcher. Another article I'll post talks about how it stopped working after it was cleaned and...

the article might mention it, but I thought I read somewhere or was told it they wanted to move the statues to Wayne State but obviously that has never happened.

Ray1936 yes the rubble did go to Bell Isle. I remember when I was a kid seeing rough cut stone that resembled stonework from a church and then later I realized it came from Old City Hall. I recall...

Interesting information here. True teamwork.

366573665836659 Does anyone know what is on the lot now? Curious as to see what the new development turned out to be.

The middle photo I've seen but I haven't seen the other two. Thanks for sharing. Sad how victorian architecture fell out of fashion in the big cities.

Gerald Shirilla, an athelete around 02-03 said he was abused by Shirilla at St.Lads Hamtramck. Shirilla died soon after that came out. I remember it being on the news but it didn't get much...

Beaux Arts, perhaps they were thinking in that direction.

ahh I thought the city closed it around 69 or 70

The Beabien family was there when the lead box was opened and apparently there was a story that was passed down from generation to generation that if Old City Hall was ever demolished or the land was...

The historical museum might put that on display

Believe it or not I had a relative that passed a few years back that had a jar full of gold coins. When FDR recalled gold they refused to turn the coins in.

I just read it did go before the supreme court.

Kennedy square. After its demolition, they had an underground parking garage there but that didn't last long. I believe Ernst & Young is on the lot now. if you look at the pic of people throwing...

That I don't know but Louis Miriani had the final decision and ordered it. There is an article on how he said "I literally fell out of my chair" when it came to preserving it and he talked about how...

36634 another box from 1874

I watched that some years back and they celebrated it's demolition.