Beth Duncombe... the predecessor to George Jackson, head of the DEGC [[and sister-in-law to Mayor Archer), was the person who came up with the idea of moving the Gem/Century to its' current site on city owned land along Madison Ave.
And here is an old post card of the elegant looking Wolverine Hotel. Had the Ilitches [[vis a vis the Wayne County Stadium Authority) not demo'ed it for no reason except parking... it would have made a nice 17 story apartment building with spectacular views of Comerica park and Foxtown...
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