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Vandykenjefferson
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 1:13 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What is the Globe Trading Co. I've heard a little about? Was Detroit involved in import/export trading historically? Where is the current building? Sorry about all the questions, but this thing caught me by surprise, I had no idea about trading companies in Detroit....

Thanks for your help,
.rob.
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Harmonie
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 3:14 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There's the Historic Globe Building located at
407 E. Fort St. by Jacoby's. It's was built in either 1888 or 1900 (depending on which source you look at) and used to be part of Detroit's booming cigar industry. I'm not sure if that helps at all but when in doubt just ask our friendly neighborhood google:-)
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Ndavies
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 3:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The globe trading company building is on atwater across the street from the tricentennial park. I'm not sure if this has anything ot do with the company Harmonie highlighted.

Globe trading company.
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Baltgar
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 3:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This would be a great location for residential development. Can this be converted? Are there any plans for it?
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Ndavies
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 3:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

sign off building
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Ndavies
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 3:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's on the land that will be part of the expansion of the tricentennial Park. The initial plans were to use it as part of the park facilities.

http://www.michigandnr.com/Pub lications/PDFS/RecreationCampi ng/TSPH2.html
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Mackinaw
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 4:03 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If you do some archive searching, you'll find some good discussions on the Globe Trading Co...I think I started a thread (which I can't find for the life of me) last year which turned out to be pretty informative, and there are some people with some info on the history of that building. I guess Henry Ford got his first job or something at Globe, so it's considered a historic site.

We talked about it and the nearby Superior Steel/Detroit Screw Works warehouse (now demolished) on this somewhat informative thread:
https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/36206/41587.html

I don't think the Globe building downtown is related, but it is awfully cool looking and with space for rent right now btw.
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Tompage
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 7:24 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I was recently told by very good sources that the Global Trading Company building will be adaptively reused for a mixed use development - lofts, live-work, retail, etc.
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Hornwrecker
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 9:12 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It was originally the Detroit Dry Dock and Engine Works. The map from 1889.




I'm not sure when it became Globe Trading, it was still the dry dock company on the 1922 map.
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Toolbox
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 10:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Want to know what they built at Detroit Dry dock?

CLICK HERE.

(Message edited by toolbox on July 11, 2006)
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Wolverine
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 10:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'd love to see the Globe Trading Co renovated. It such a cool factory building. It seems like it will be a bit pricey to renovate though as the interior is in pretty rough condition.
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Islandman
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Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 4:40 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There is no interior to speak of. It's all pretty much steel frame on the inside and completely open for the most part. Floors would have to be constructed. Also, many walls, and I'm sure the roof, would have to be redone due to exposure to the elements for so many years.
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Eastsidedog
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Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 4:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Screw building floors. It could be the first loft-mansion!
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Krawlspace
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Posted on Friday, July 21, 2006 - 9:52 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The steel truss-work on the upper floors still has Detroit Dry Dock painted on them.
Henry Ford had his first job there as a young machinist.
The steamer City of Detroit III was built there. A portion of that ship serves as the ornate entryway
of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
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Wolverine
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Posted on Friday, July 21, 2006 - 10:20 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes, the interior islandman.....All the things that you mentioned were on the inside that need complete replacement.
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Kiplinger
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Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 3:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There have been several design exhibitions at some local schools (Lawrence Tech & CCS) for students to design an interior of this building. I don't know what happens to the renderings after the exhibition but there were some really good ideas.

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