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Aiw
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Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:22 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here is today's P.D.J.
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Danny
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Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:30 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That is some BIG colonial.
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Quinn
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Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 9:03 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's more of a Mediterranean Italianate. You could almost picture this on Lake Como...George Clooney walking out of the front door and driving off in a Bugatti.
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Goat
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Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 9:56 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

B-E has some amazing houses. If only they had soem of these on this side of the border (of course without the cost).
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Jjaba
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Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:29 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Benjamin Siegal was born and educated in Germany. He came to the USA in 1876 and in 1877 had a small store in Alabama.

He moved to Detroit and started working for Heyn's Bazaar in women's apparel. Soon, he bought out the store.

He closed that store, and in 1881 opened up across the street as B. Siegal at 159-163 Woodward Avenue and State St., across the strret from Hudson's.

B. Siegal was the largest cloak and women's suit store in the United States. The store was also a major furier. They added men's fashions too. They were a premier fantzy shop for the carriage trade.

B. Siegal was among several elegant women's stores downtown which included Sax Kay, Russeks, and Himelhochs. Julie's was in the Fisher Bldg.

After WWII, Siegals moved to the Malls as Detroit population was moving out to suburbs. With 7 operating stores in 1981, Siegals went bankrupt.

jjaba vividly recalls the fantzy store they had on W. Seven Mile Rd. at Livernois. It anchored this fine shopping neighborhood.

jjaba, Westsider on the Livernois bus window shopping.
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Paulmcall
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Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:49 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The old avenue of fashion..right?
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Jjaba
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Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:55 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes, Avenue of Fashion. (Livernois)
However, B. Siegals was actually on W. Seven Mile Rd., just West of the corner. It was NOT on the corner. It was on the southside of the street.

jjaba.

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