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The Pontch Again: 1912

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 6:36pm.
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The Pontch Again: 1912

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912. "Hotel Pontchartrain." Yet another view of this relatively short-lived hostelry on Woodward Avenue, whose downfall was a paucity of private bathrooms. Familiar landmarks include the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Cadillac Square and the Cadillac Chair. View full size.

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Street sighting

Submitted by Histry2 on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 8:30pm.

Odd load waiting to cross the street. Coil of rope? Life preserver? Spare tire?

Aha! Much clearer in closeup. The fellow is obviously hefting a coil of rope headed for a nearby ship chandlery.

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"Misfit"

Submitted by s.w.a.c. on Sun, 02/06/2011 - 5:08am.

I wonder what went down at "MISFIT"? Or did they just sell irregular clothing? And what could those fellas on the corner be taking a gander at?

[Misfit was the haberdashery owned by Sol Berman at 120 Woodward Avenue. The headline below is like something out of the Onion. - Dave]

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Anywhere you want

Submitted by Dennis M on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 11:12pm.

There do not seem to be much in the way of parking regulations yet. Check out the street in front of the hotel.

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Cheep lodgings

Submitted by Benjamin on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 9:36pm.

Henry Ford had a purple martin bird house at his home Fairlane that he called the Hotel Pontchartrain. Don't know if Albert Kahn was the architect.

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You'd Almost Think

Submitted by Mal Fuller on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 6:44pm.

Apparently, the plethora of windows was no offset for the paucity of bathrooms.

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Nice Cleanup Dave

Submitted by kbreenbo on Sun, 02/06/2011 - 9:20am.

I downloaded the original image from the LOC a while back. You've done a very nice cleanup job for the Shorpy site! Thank you.

[Thanks, but I didn't do any "cleaning up." - Dave]

My mistake. I'm confusing this image with a sister image you've previously posted that was pretty distressed.

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