Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall
Post Number: 312 Registered: 05-2004
| Posted on Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 10:32 am: | |
This store was right across from the bus stop downtown. The old man and his assistant were taken in the back and shot to death back in the early 70's. A senseless crime. Eventually, the killers were caught. The son moved the place out to Dearborn and then quit the business. Did you ever have the chance to shop there? |
The_rock Member Username: The_rock
Post Number: 1874 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 11:56 am: | |
Our law firm bought brief cases and trial bags there, but switched to Cadillac Luggage. Cadillac Luggage was on Woodward, then over on Campus Martius, and then in the Penobscot building. I believe the son of the founder(Al) used to post on the Forum. I still have one of their brief cases. The tragedy at Thiessen's really put them out of business in the long run. |
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall
Post Number: 313 Registered: 05-2004
| Posted on Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 12:09 pm: | |
He was a guy that tried to hang in there. |
3rdworldcity Member Username: 3rdworldcity
Post Number: 838 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 2:44 pm: | |
He had a son, Ed, who was a loan analyst at Bank of the Commonwealth in the early '70's when I represented the bank. Nice guy. I bought a garment bag at the luggage store that I still have. |