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    I am trying to discover the exact location of the Old Bishop School in about 1910. A Detroit Directory of 1890 has the school on Winder between Hastings and Rivard. The Sanborn map of the area [[1897 vol. 4 sheet 20) shows no Bishop School--only the Everett Elementary School on Fort Ave. E. There is no 'Winder' between Hastings and Rivard. Another source puts the school on Marion Street between Hastings and Prospect. I cannot find Marion or Prospect on any Sanborn map. I feel like I am missing something very obvious here, but I just can't find the location of the Bishop School! Could anyone direct me to a map that has the school on it, or to information that positively locates the school?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rcknapp View Post
    I am trying to discover the exact location of the Old Bishop School in about 1910. A Detroit Directory of 1890 has the school on Winder between Hastings and Rivard. The Sanborn map of the area [[1897 vol. 4 sheet 20) shows no Bishop School--only the Everett Elementary School on Fort Ave. E. There is no 'Winder' between Hastings and Rivard. Another source puts the school on Marion Street between Hastings and Prospect. I cannot find Marion or Prospect on any Sanborn map. I feel like I am missing something very obvious here, but I just can't find the location of the Bishop School! Could anyone direct me to a map that has the school on it, or to information that positively locates the school?
    The 1895/1900/1905/1910/1915/1920 R. L. Polk City Directories list the school at Winder near Rivard. The 1920 city directory lists the building at its pre-1921 address of 303 Winder but does not list the post 1921 address, which is approximately 947 Winder. The 1921 city directory does not list the building. I have a feeling the school was closed sometime in 1919 or 1920 and the building may have been razed by 1921.

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    I found it at last--on an 1885 Detroit street map. The street names are changed--it is not on 'Winder', but on 'Marion', and 'Rivard' is 'Prospect'. But it is there. Still a mystery why it is not on the Sanborn maps. But oh well. Thanks for the help!

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    Recently found this image on Virtual Motor City. The title is Bishop School 911 Winder, dated 11/7/35.
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    Of historical significance, this school was attended by members of one of Detroit's most notorious 1920/1930-era gangs. As reported in Wikipedia:

    "Most of the Purple Gang's core members went to Bishop School where all were placed in the division for problem children."

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