Thursday, October 22, 2009

Ypsi Trivia Question

In perusing some 1906 Ypsilanti Daily Presses, Dusty D learns that in 1906, there was only one business open at night. The only one in town.

It wasn't a saloon--those closed at 10:30 p.m., and weren't even open on Sundays. Or weren't supposed to be. It wasn't a 24-hour gas station, of course, or a 24-hour big box store, naturally. But it was big! In the darkness, when almost all the lights in town were doused, one place burned with light, noise, and energy!

See if you can guess what it was! Answer this evening.

3 comments :

BF said...

Just guessing here... the railroad ran through town, so maybe it had something to do with that... or, given the clues in your intro, perhaps a foundry.

Guess I'll have to wait and see.

BF said...

Ohhh... Western Union?

Dusty D said...

Two really good guesses. It wasn't the railroad per se, but the railroad ran by it and this place at one time had its own railroad spur.

Not a foundry either.

Nope, not Western Union but you are observant! I just changed that to be more ol'-timey. :D