Sunday, January 30, 2011

Can You Identify These Mystery Spots?

It was just a dusty envelope of old-school film snapshots in the back storage area. Archives personnel spread them out over the table this week and pored over them. We identified the correct street address for over half of them, labeled them, and filed them in their proper "Location" file.

But some proved elusive.

Now, like you, I'm in the same boat. I know very well that "Oh, that's the one on Cross street..." or "Oh yeah, the one in Normal Park..." but what is needed to file these is street numbers as well. I identified as many as I could, but I just don't have time to go out biking all over the city trying to spot the outliers. May I ask for readers' kind help? Would you know the street name and number for any of these locations? I'd be grateful for any kind help and I'll mark the ones identified. And thank you!













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12 comments:

  1. ArikaJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    pic. 3 from the bottom looks like the little "hobbit house" (that's what I call it) on the corner of Pearl and Elm in Normal Park. The house in the bottom picture looks like the house on the corner of summit and congress st. not verified, just my best guess!

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  2. Matt CallowJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    I believe that the dam is Superior Dam, but the photo has been flipped L to R.

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  3. Matt CallowJanuary 30, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    And I think the house in Scan_Pic0006.jpg is on the corner of High St and N Grove.

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  4. Dusty DJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    (from FB) Paul Algee: ‎2nd picture (Max's) is now Angel Food Catering, 6 West Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

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  5. Dusty DJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    (from FB): Pete Murdock: Top building looks like the old Water Treatment Plant on Catherine St beside Waterworks Park - Now demolished.

    2nd from bottom is 213 Oak

    3rd from bottom is 329 Maple

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  6. Dusty DJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Super helpful answers everyone; thank you so much for helping! I was confused by the dam photo and didn't see that it might be flipped; thanks Mark!

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  7. ypsiskippyJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    4th from the bottom is 110 Pearl St.

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  8. Dusty DJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Ah, there we go; thank you, ypsiskippy!

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  9. BenFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    The tenth photo with all the gothic arches is probably 301 N. Grove. See the YHF newsletter at http://www.yhf.org/newsletters/aug2006.pdf

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  10. Dusty DFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Cool; thanks, Ben!

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  11. Andrew Jason ClockFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    #4= 205 oak
    #6= 201 oak
    #10= 301 N. Grove
    #14= 301 N. Washington?

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  12. Dusty DFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Very helpful Andrew; thank you! :)

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