  Rayraydetroit Member Username: Rayraydetroit Post Number: 13 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 67.72.98.45 |
Having been in the Wurlitzer numerous times since the early 80's, I've wondered when they left. There is (was)evidence of an organ demo room on 3 and a recording studio further up, a photographer's studio on 4 with a makeshift shower. I'm aware that the Theosophical Society had the 13th. Anyone else have memories of the building and/or when Wurlitzer moved out? | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 431 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 129.9.163.234 |
That building was used by Wurlitzer until sometime in the mid 70's. Wurlitzer had demonstrator pipe organs in that building in the 20's and early 30's. The organ that was in the Punch n' Judy theatre (Grosse Pointe) was originally a demonstrator in the downtown store. Wurlitzer collapsed in the early 80's, and their corporate HQ in DeKalb, IL was sold off, as were the name--especially in the Jukebox line | ||
Royce Member Username: Royce Post Number: 1664 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 75.9.244.48 |
Besides money, what are other obstacles preventing the Wurlitzer Building from being converted into lofts? | ||
Brandon48202 Member Username: Brandon48202 Post Number: 92 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 165.252.70.2 |
Asbestos, lead paint, wierd floor plan with many windows facing a dark alley... | ||
Chris_rohn Member Username: Chris_rohn Post Number: 251 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.212.35.215 |
what they need to do is build an addition into the corner lot and double the width of the floorplate. | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1583 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206 |
Parking? That seems to be one of the holdups for the Metropolitan next door. There was a report a year or more ago that the owner wanted 2 million to sell the building. | ||
Rsa Member Username: Rsa Post Number: 896 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.225.113.170 |
those aren't so bad. main reason = opportunist/speculator owner (bought for $200k, was last on market for $1.4 mil.). | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 655 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
A 14-story building seems quite large to be just a showcase for juke boxes and organs, etc. Did Wurlitzer occupy all floors? (I realize organs can take up a lot of floor space.) Rayraydetroit mentioned a photography studio somewhere upstairs in the first post. It makes me wonder if Wurlitzer had buildings like this in other large cities of the 1920s. (Message edited by HYSTERIA on June 29, 2006) |
