Dusty D was impressed with the number of correct guesses for last week's Mystery Spot. I thought that a grainy interior shot would be a tough challenge. As usual, no problem for y'all. Erica, Richard (who used to live there), and Joe nailed it: this is 113 Buffalo. As Erica said, it was recently bought by Stewart Beal. He bought it for $75,000 on 6/12/2009, according to the house's eWashtenaw property lookup page.Clearly I've got to step up my game here. OK, give this pic a try. Since an interior shot is clearly no obstacle to eagle-eyed Spotters, how about a building that no longer exists? Where was this stately building? Take your best guess and good luck.
The photos probably date to the 1901-1906 period, which is when this electric railway was know by the name shown ("Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor & Jackson Railway"); in 1907 it became the "Detroit, Jackson & Chicago Railway". It was a subsidiary of the Detroit United Railway. Included in this was the Ypsi-Ann interurban that began regular service in 1891, the first interurban in Michigan.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably cheating that the filename of the first photo tells you where it is at....
ReplyDeleteThomas: Just shoot me now.
ReplyDeleteSigh. I did that when scanning it yesterday at the 'chives. Brilliant.
OK, this week it's not Mystery Spot, it's Blatant Spot. New feature! :D
I have a week to plot a new one, though.
This was the office of the company cmadler mentioned. The car barns were a separate, and troublesome, building.
Darn... I just noticed the file name, too.
ReplyDeleteOh well.
Not so much a fan of the *current* business there, as I was when I was a kid. Have you tried Korey's, in the old Huron Hotel?
Sorry guys. Brain blip. Hey, I didn't know a new biz had moved into the Huron restaurant space!--now that that shady poker "charity" is gone. I'll have to check it out; thanks, BF!
ReplyDeleteLove the canna lilies in the devil strip. Hey, DD -- I'm interested in the landscaping of the past. Maybe you could write one about what flowers and plants were favorites in our city's history. Remember the cast iron urn I found and re-purposed for the Senior Community Center garden ...? It is now planted in orange strawflowers and purple heliotrope.
ReplyDeleteLisele: I have wondered about plants and landscaping of the past. I have a list of greenhouse plants of the past somewhere around here...I'll see if I can find it.
ReplyDeleteTell you one thing, if there's one plant that made the papers more than any other, it is the night-blooming cereus. Would you believe I have an ENTIRE FILE devoted only to this plant? It caught my attention since it was mentioned in the old papers.
The night-blooming cereus blooms for just ONE night. Owners used to invite folks over to see it, like a little party. Something innocent and charming about that. Hmm, mebbe I should post my NBC stories (only three, but still).