Another view of Detroit's old City Hall, looking up Michigan Ave. Compete with full "moonlight" lighting tower.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7658
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Another view of Detroit's old City Hall, looking up Michigan Ave. Compete with full "moonlight" lighting tower.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7658
Click to enlarge to breathtakingly detailed large size.
And look, no Lafayette Building, just like a few weeks from now.Another view of Detroit's old City Hall, looking up Michigan Ave. Compete with full "moonlight" lighting tower.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7658
Click to enlarge to breathtakingly detailed large size.
That tower in the distance back left is the old Federal Building/Post Office, by the way: www.buildingsofdetroit.com/places/post
Last edited by buildingsofdetroit; February-06-10 at 04:36 PM.
And once it's finally gone, that view will look just more like 1905 all over again! So, it IS historical restoration after all. Oh, those sneaky folks at the DEGC...And look, no Lafayette Building, just like a few weeks from now.
That tour in the distance back left is the old Federal Building/Post Office, by the way: www.buildingsofdetroit.com/places/post
Magnificent photograph. A moment in time preserved forever.
Is the clock tower in the distance [[left of City Hall's clock tower) that of the old train station?
Sigh. You people don't read! Two posts above it:
"That tower in the distance back left is the old Federal Building/Post Office, by the way: www.buildingsofdetroit.com/places/post "
Sigh. You people don't read! Two posts above it:
"That tower in the distance back left is the old Federal Building/Post Office, by the way: www.buildingsofdetroit.com/places/post "
I read that in your initial post BoD. I was being sarcastic in response to the question about the clock tower.
You're right. I was too quick with my question. When I read you mentioned the "tower", I did not make the connection that you were talking about the clock tower. My bad. Now I'll go sit in the corner while you guys discuss more of this remarkable photo.Sigh. You people don't read! Two posts above it:
"That tower in the distance back left is the old Federal Building/Post Office, by the way: www.buildingsofdetroit.com/places/post "
Am I right to guess that the steel frame tower in front of City Hall is an early radio broadcast tower?
Oh, just giving you a hard time, gregster.
As for the building still there, the building where American coney is now is there - the owners of the United Shirt demo'd the top few floors to reduce the building's square footage. The city used to tax based on square footage, so by reducing the amount ...
I remember United Shirt at that triangular corner for many years, but I didn't realize that it was an older building with the upper floors missing. American expanded into that space from the adjacent building a few years after United Shirt disappeared, so they actually occupy both buildings now.
...with Lowell Thomas
So, what buildings are still standing that are in this picture? I believe that the building that housed the late, lamented Arcade Bar is the same one as seen here. Although I don't know what's under the facades of the 2 coneys, it could very well be the 2 buildings here. Certainly the height is right.
Anything else? Is that the steeple of Most Holy Trinity off in the distance? I can't think of any other church that's stood during my lifetime that would be visible in about that spot.
Last edited by EastsideAl; February-06-10 at 05:54 PM.
"Time for a Wilson's Highball, that's all."
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This is a photo of that building at Michigan and W Lafayette and Griswold, from 1900.
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Last edited by Hornwrecker; February-06-10 at 07:55 PM. Reason: added photo
Thanks for posting the terrific pictures, hornwrecker! I love seeing the marquee/advertisement for Dr. Adams the Dentist. He must have really wanted to get people's attention!
Here is a shot on Lafayette from probably about 1965 [[note the new First Federal Building standing in the background) showing United Shirt in that building at the point of Lafayette and Michigan with the upper floors still intact. I wonder when those floors were removed? Next to it are of course the American and Lafayette Coneys, before their upper floors were covered over with modern facades. At least the Lafayette certainly appears to be in the building in the 1905 picture.
Interestingly, if you look at the zoomed-in detail from that picture below, you can see that there was yet another Coney Island in the building where the Arcade Bar was located [[edit: it's in the space where the pipe shop is now)..
Last edited by EastsideAl; February-07-10 at 06:03 PM.
Here's a question.
But in many of these great 1900's photo's.
What's up with those tall towers with the lights on them?
They seem to be too tall, and all those guy wires keeping them upright.
I would think that there would be at least twice as many lights on it to be decently bight.
They're arc lighting towers, a few of Detroit's old ones are still in use in Austin, TX.Here's a question.
But in many of these great 1900's photo's.
What's up with those tall towers with the lights on them?
They seem to be too tall, and all those guy wires keeping them upright.
I would think that there would be at least twice as many lights on it to be decently bight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_tower
Problem was, they were too bright. They were arc lights which cast a bright, cold, blue-white light, creating intense contrast, making the shadows and unlit areas seem even darker.
Looking at the 2nd photo, I wonder where there actually that many cars in Detroit in 1900.Attachment 5142
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This is a photo of that building at Michigan and W Lafayette and Griswold, from 1900.
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That photo could not possibly have been taken in 1900. The People's Outfitting Company building is clearly visible on the right hand side of Michigan Ave just east of the old Cadillac Hotel. People's Outfitting's building was built in 1916.
Also, if you look closely, all of the cars are enclosed. There were very few, if any, enclosed cars in 1900.
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