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SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

Here's another ad from ...

1899

Note: James Vernor did not use the entire building at 33 Woodward - He rented out some of it.

Note: Now all I have to do is fill in the gaps between 1884 and 1899 and see who occupied 33 Woodward Avenue during that 15 year timespan.

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

Which tells us this 1922 picture of the interior at 33 Woodward was likely on the ground floor - and most likely in the back of what appears to be an extremely long building as indicated on the 1897 map. The drug store and soda fountain were surely in the front of the building.

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

I just realized there's no way that I'm going to be able to figure out who all of the businesses were at 33 Woodward Avenue prior to when James Vernor moved there in 1896. The building had four floors and the ads I'm finding don't say which floor the business was on. Such as this one from ...

July 2, 1891
(Which will be exactly 125 years ago tomorrow)

Vernor 33 Woodward Ave July 27, 1891.jpg

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Note: I just discovered that I typoed the image title which shows July 27 - It should be July 2

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

In case you're getting your buildings mixed-up, here's the 33 Woodward Avenue building again. But I'm not sure of the exact date for this particular picture. Nor am I certain if it shows three floors or four. The upper un-windowed part could be an attic loft?

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

However ...

This picture definitely shows four floors ... which leads me to believe the last picture was earlier and that the building, plus the ones on either side of it, had been added to ...

View attachment 172939

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

Or ...

The black & White picture is the newer one and the buildings had the upper floors "removed" ... ???

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

Leon

Do you know when they changed the Detroit waterfront and eliminated/demolished the now-gone streets and buildings?

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

SODAPOPBOB said:
Leon

Do you know when they changed the Detroit waterfront and eliminated/demolished the now-gone streets and buildings?

In answer to my own question, according to the maps I've been looking at, it appears the riverfront reconstruction project took place sometime between 1944 and 1949 - give or take a few years ...

1944 Detroit Map

1949 Detroit Map

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

iggy / Leon / Anyone

Help! I'm lost and cannot figure out what the deal is with what appears to be three different Vernor's buildings that also have three different signs. The weird part is, all three pictures are described as being at 33 Woodward Avenue, but only the first one pictured actually shows the address. As for the dates, they came from the Detroit Historical Society ...

Circa 1900 - Notice the wagon on the right - but also notice what appears to be a truck on the left - or is that just another wagon with stake-bed rails and wood spoke wheels?

Vernor 33 Woodward Avenue circa 1900.jpg

Circa 1920-1925 - Notice the trucks

Vernor 33 Woodward Avenue circa 1920 1925.jpg

Date Unknown - Location Questionable

Vernor 33 Woodward Avenue date unknown.jpg

SODAPOPBOB · Jul 1, 2016

Speaking of the 33 Woodward Avenue address and the wagon ...

Described as circa 1909

Vernor 33 Woodward Avenue on wagon circa 1909.jpg

Note: I'm only drawing attention to the wagon itself and not the building its in front of.

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