  Ookpik Member Username: Ookpik Post Number: 301 Registered: 01-2007 |
 This photo is similar to the previous one. I'm not exactly sure where the photographer was standing - I'm guessing the Ambassador Bridge. The address I have for the Transamerican building is 751 15th Street. Is that correct? Is the building still standing? For a larger version of the photo, please click here. Ookpik | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 3405 Registered: 10-2003 |
Yes, the photographer is on the bridge between Fort & W Jefferson, looking upstream. Here's a clearer version of the bottom right corner:  The curve of the Union Belt RR roundhouse can be seen at the far right edge. Transamerican had a garage and body shop at 2804 W Jefferson. Their HQ moved around a bit, from Gratiot in the thirties, to 15th in the forties, to Waterman after the war:  Across the street from the roundhouse was the Capitol Pipe & Nipple Manufacturing Co. A sign on the backside of their building looks as if it says something like " nipples for all purposes"?  | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1858 Registered: 11-2003 |
We did some legal work for Transamerica Freight Lines when they were on Waterman. When the building was demolished, a couple of us got my old station wagon and drove over and took the large model of the JOHN BARLUM which was reposing in their building and brought it down to the Dossin Museum where it is located now. |
