It’s hard to designate any one specific point as the definitive place to start when digging into and unraveling the history of the El Moore, so I’m just diving into the deep end of the river and grabbing onto passing items of interest to see where they take me. Charles W. Moore, who constructed the El […]
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It was pouring rain. The kind of rain where you park your car in a certain location, perhaps only a block away. You are relatively dry when you step out of your car, but by the time you reach your destination, you look as if you have been deep sea diving in all of your
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We’re making good progress on the El Moore construction.We started by making sure the building was decontaminated and safe from the elements. Early parts of the construction included work on the roof, improving the brickwork, and adding new windows. We have also begun building the elevator tower which will be connected to the building from
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So the thing I want to know now is how and when did A.C. Varney meet up with Charles W. Moore, and what was the nature of their relationship in the creation of the El Moore? One question leads to another question, which might lead to an answer, but then that answer leads to another
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The El Moore, 624 W. Alexandrine, has a life of its own on the web. Vacant since the the early 2000s, its distinctive look and storied history, as well as a brief, mid-decade revitalization effort, kept people interested and talking about the building — and the lives lived within it — in news articles, blogs, photo
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Youth is overrated. Look, I’ve seen pictures of those younger buildings that have begun popping up around the neighborhood in recent years, causing so much head-turning commotion. The new Detroit is what I hear them saying. Frankly, I’m not impressed, and
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