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

[gencinjay]

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

seems fitting

[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

[Danny]

Yep! That was the Harper-Van Dyke Commercial District. The Low-income folks moved in, the middle class move out. The fools continue to burn Detroit down to the ground erasing the white man's mistakes. Detroit Land Bank, you have to tear those abandon dangerous buildings down or they will burn it down. Your choice!

[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.