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- The most dangerous fire escape I've ever seen
- Out of Place
- Sir Bedevere
- Witch way to the fire?
- Proud to be an old Coot
- That old scale
- Bowled Over
- Cat years?
- 'Why' Wyoming?
- His Master's Voice
- What! No dish under the skewer?
- Only in Hollywood?
- What's Up Doc?
- Destination?
- I'm pretty sure this was a voluntary program
- When I see chicken wire rabbit cages I think of three things
- The War Ears
- Eating the bunnies? Really?
- A love affair with a machine
- Hasenpfeffer
- Back support
- Hot type!
- Can you smell ... the news?
- Looking across the street and Flong
- Memories of my elderly hoarder neighbor
- Linotype in the Twilight Zone
- By Memory?
- Quiet place
- Line Of Type
- And no hearing protection
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Fyfe Building: 1919
April 1919. "Detroit -- Fyfe Building and United Methodist Church from Grand Circus Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Barney?
This is now the Fyfe Apartments, but it was originally a giant shoe store. R.H. Fyfe was a cobbler turned shoe retailer. When his store burned down in 1917, Fyfe -- at age 78 -- decided to build the largest shoe store on earth. It opened in 1919 with 10 stories of shoes. Fyfe got to enjoy his store for twelve more years. His company was there until 1971. After it folded, the building became apartments.
No cars?
Detroit, 1919 and nary a car in sight.
A model building
You like it? You can have it: Custom Model Railroads offers it (in both HO and N scales).
Still Standing
The Fyfe Building is still there and still looking good. It's apparently an apartment building these days, with the Foxtown Market on the first floor.
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