What was burning August 5 evening commute time?

[rb336]

Where was that giant plume of smoke originating? looked like the east side somewhere down near the river. I heard nothing on the radio, saw nothing on TV. but it looked huge

[warsaw7]

Where was that giant plume of smoke originating? looked like the east side somewhere down near the river. I heard nothing on the radio, saw nothing on TV. but it looked huge

Just an old strip of businesses on Harper and Van Dyke.

[rb336]

Just an old strip of businesses on Harper and Van Dyke.

thanks. that one that had a theater?

[warsaw7]

thanks. that one that had a theater?

No it was across the street from the theater. On the west side of Van Dyke.

[catch22]

Link to the WDIV video of the fire:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/v...troit/34559534

Google Street View of the building:

https://goo.gl/maps/otLva

[rb336]

Link to the WDIV video of the fire:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/v...troit/34559534

Google Street View of the building:

https://goo.gl/maps/otLva

Thanks! I wonder what was in it - that smoke plume I saw was WAY bigger and blacker than I'd expect from a building that size and construction

[gencinjay]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDmIv93Qvs

seems fitting

[rex]

saw it from Woodward and the Davidson

[1953]

My great-great grandfather Zielinski had a photo studio in that strip somewhere; I've always been curious where exactly. My grandfather worked there as a boy. Anyone know more about what businesses were in this strip during the 1930's/1940s?

1953

[Dan Wesson]

My great-great grandfather Zielinski had a photo studio in that strip somewhere; I've always been curious where exactly. My grandfather worked there as a boy. Anyone know more about what businesses were in this strip during the 1930's/1940s?

1953

I don't go back that far but I remember an Edmund T Ahee Jewelery store about where the fire was. There were offices upstairs along that section and some dentist and medical offices were up there. There was a alley way I remember running along Harper and a restaurant was next to the alley. Across the street was a White tower.

[G-DDT]

It was actually more behind the theater [[according to the Google map link).

You guys had me fearing the barber shop owned by the old dude [[who was always nice to us and glad that we brought more activity to that area when we ran the Easttown Theater) had burned down.