Quote Originally Posted by buildingsofdetroit View Post
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.