  Ookpik Member Username: Ookpik Post Number: 36 Registered: 01-2007 |
 Possibly a school? For a larger version of the photo, please click here Ookpik | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 5499 Registered: 02-2004 |
That could be Eastern High School on Detroit's Lower East Side. That's where Coleman Young went and graduated in the 1930s. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 1125 Registered: 01-2005 |
Too small for a high school. Definitely a grade school of 1920 architecture. Ookpik for president! | ||
Mikeg Member Username: Mikeg Post Number: 549 Registered: 12-2005 |
I did a keyword ("school") and visual search through the 365 results I got at WSU Virtual Motor City and came up empty. As Ray1936 notes, there are many mid-1930's photos there of Detroit elementary schools that have a cupola similar to the one in Old Photo X. | ||
Esp Member Username: Esp Post Number: 26 Registered: 09-2005 |
I wonder if the round windows would be a clue? Could it by a body of water? | ||
A_franklins_son Member Username: A_franklins_son Post Number: 69 Registered: 11-2003 |
It has to be that school thats very close to the Packard Plant. I think its a block or so from East Grand Blvd. I don't know anything about it, though. Here's a pic... http://i97.photobucket.com/alb ums/l206/robot_77/Packard%20Pl ant/P1010454x.jpg | ||
Esp Member Username: Esp Post Number: 27 Registered: 09-2005 |
Thats got to be it minus the cornice and orbs. | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 583 Registered: 08-2006 |
It looks relatively unchanged, the original picture was taken in the playground, the recent one was taken from the street. | ||
Mikeg Member Username: Mikeg Post Number: 550 Registered: 12-2005 |
The school building is located on the north side of E. Ferry St. between Concord St. on the west (left) and Canton St. on the east.  Who knows the name of this former school? | ||
Homer Member Username: Homer Post Number: 75 Registered: 08-2004 |
You guys are fricking amazing!! | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 3025 Registered: 10-2003 |
The Emma Thomas School. Makes sense since the previous photos were around Packard. | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 433 Registered: 02-2005 |
the photobucket image shows the school is boarded up and surrounded by fences, obviously not in use. but that aerial image shows all sorts of cars and trucks surrounding it, like it is being used for something. anyone have any more info on why that might be? | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1507 Registered: 12-2005 |
This school was already discussed in https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/62684/65447.html?1141323 696 . There's even a picture there! quote: Shoulda known. There's nowhere Jjaba hasn't been. ;) (Message edited by Jimaz on February 07, 2007) | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1291 Registered: 11-2003 |
Wait, if Jjaba was at the ribbon cutting in 1905, then wouldn't he be 102 minimum? | ||
Ookpik Member Username: Ookpik Post Number: 37 Registered: 01-2007 |
quote: I second that!!  Ookpik | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 30 Registered: 01-2007 |
Again, fantastic (and fast) work! I'm going to try and stump you guys one day. Thanks again to Ookpik for the challenge, sadly, only 9,990 more to go! |
