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Reminds me a little bit of your shop! I see why you like it :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
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Yes, that would have been a really nice building. The accordion doors are nice as long as it wasn't in cold weather. Air leaks. Reminds me a lot of my grandfather's garage next door to where I'm sitting now and about the same size. It doesn't look much different today.

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I wish I had pics of my Father In Law's station. The idiot he sold it to burned it down a few years ago after being in the family for 2 generations and 94 years...

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Here's my grandfather's shop... He died in WWII and the shop was demolished sometime in the 1950's...

Ada, Oklahoma

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Meaningless trivia for those college football fans:

If you know college football, you know the Selmon brothers that played at OU. The guy on the far left was their dad.
 
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You cant beat these old garages... Back when the US was a powerhouse of small businesses.
 
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Ryan said:
Here's my grandfather's shop... He died in WWII and the shop was demolished sometime in the 1950's...

Ada, Oklahoma
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Very cool pic. The colorized version is awesome. Side note - Mom was born in Ada.

Related: My paternal grandfather died when I was 4 so I really never got to know him. I learned over the years that he was a jack of all trades - machinist, mechanic, carpenter, sign painter, and preacher were some of the hats he wore. I also learned that he had built a machine shop when he lived in the Detroit Michigan area but that's about all I knew until a few weeks ago.

While helping Mom clean up her garage (Dad's workshop) I came across my grandfather's old machinist tool chest. Deep inside I found the actual blueprints to his machine shop.

Turns out he built the machine shop at his home in Wyandotte Michigan (a Detroit suburb). The plans weren't dated but it's a pretty safe bet it was built in the 1930's. The house was built in 1900 but the appraisal district had no records of when the shop was built.

I was able to Google the property and found the machine shop and house are both still standing. The property recently changed hands and I found photos on the realtors website of the inside of my grandfather's machine shop.

There were 6 sheets to the blueprints. I've bought frames and plan to hang them in my new workshop. Wish I had a picture of him in front of his shop to go with the blueprints.

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These old shop pics reminded of something I have been meaning to post for some time. My sister operated a burger and shake walk-up restaurant from the '50s through the '90s in a circa 1935 service station that is almost an exact duplicate of the one at the top right of every GJ page. Older folks from south Arkansas may remember the Lakeside Dixie Queen in Lake Village AR.

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After she sold it in the '90s, it didn't stay open much longer, and the building soon deteriorated.

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It was demolished in 2011.

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And all that remains is the slab.

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Actually, even the slab may be gone, since the church across the street uses that lot for parking now.
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DC73 said:
Very cool pic. The colorized version is awesome. Side note - Mom was born in Ada.

Related: My paternal grandfather died when I was 4 so I really never got to know him. I learned over the years that he was a jack of all trades - machinist, mechanic, carpenter, sign painter, and preacher were some of the hats he wore. I also learned that he had built a machine shop when he lived in the Detroit Michigan area but that's about all I knew until a few weeks ago.

While helping Mom clean up her garage (Dad's workshop) I came across my grandfather's old machinist tool chest. Deep inside I found the actual blueprints to his machine shop.

Turns out he built the machine shop at his home in Wyandotte Michigan (a Detroit suburb). The plans weren't dated but it's a pretty safe bet it was built in the 1930's. The house was built in 1900 but the appraisal district had no records of when the shop was built.

I was able to Google the property and found the machine shop and house are both still standing. The property recently changed hands and I found photos on the realtors website of the inside of my grandfather's machine shop.

There were 6 sheets to the blueprints. I've bought frames and plan to hang them in my new workshop. Wish I had a picture of him in front of his shop to go with the blueprints.

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Speaking as a guy in search of his property's history, you might consider sending a letter to the address of your grandfather's house in Michigan and give them a little of the history, and perhaps offer to send them photos of the blueprints. I would LOVE to have any photos from the family of the original owner of my house to try to determine paint colors, decorating schemes, etc. They might not care, but you just might make their day. It would sure make my day.
 
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Choirboy said:
Speaking as a guy in search of his property's history, you might consider sending a letter to the address of your grandfather's house in Michigan and give them a little of the history, and perhaps offer to send them photos of the blueprints. I would LOVE to have any photos from the family of the original owner of my house to try to determine paint colors, decorating schemes, etc. They might not care, but you just might make their day. It would sure make my day.
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I bought a house in Talala, Oklahoma that was built in 1900. The owner was the bank president. One of his customers was Will Rogers. I was digging thru some photos i found in the attic and found one of the house circa 1930. Pictured on the front porch was the banker and Will Rogers! All together, i found 6 photos of Will in my house. I had them framed and hanged them on the wall in the foyer. When i sold the house, i wrapped them up and gave them to the new owner. He couldn't believe i was not keeping them.. the history of the house belongs with the house.. not with me. Being raised in Will Rogers home town, I knew the character he had and the reverence given him, made him a household name.. just like the Selman boys or J.C. Watts. Proud to be Okies..
 
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Choirboy said:
Speaking as a guy in search of his property's history, you might consider sending a letter to the address of your grandfather's house in Michigan and give them a little of the history, and perhaps offer to send them photos of the blueprints. I would LOVE to have any photos from the family of the original owner of my house to try to determine paint colors, decorating schemes, etc. They might not care, but you just might make their day. It would sure make my day.
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A good thought. I've already been thinking about doing this.

DC
 
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You just can't beat those old buildings for style!
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This. I almost bought a house last year with an old garage in the back that once housed a butcher shop, but had the looks of an older service station. Bailed on it because everyone told me to stay away from both the house and the garage but I often wonder what if... I had "plans" to restore the garage and give it a service station look.
 
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DC73 said:
Very cool pic. The colorized version is awesome. Side note - Mom was born in Ada.

Related: My paternal grandfather died when I was 4 so I really never got to know him. I learned over the years that he was a jack of all trades - machinist, mechanic, carpenter, sign painter, and preacher were some of the hats he wore. I also learned that he had built a machine shop when he lived in the Detroit Michigan area but that's about all I knew until a few weeks ago.

While helping Mom clean up her garage (Dad's workshop) I came across my grandfather's old machinist tool chest. Deep inside I found the actual blueprints to his machine shop.

Turns out he built the machine shop at his home in Wyandotte Michigan (a Detroit suburb). The plans weren't dated but it's a pretty safe bet it was built in the 1930's. The house was built in 1900 but the appraisal district had no records of when the shop was built.

I was able to Google the property and found the machine shop and house are both still standing. The property recently changed hands and I found photos on the realtors website of the inside of my grandfather's machine shop.

There were 6 sheets to the blueprints. I've bought frames and plan to hang them in my new workshop. Wish I had a picture of him in front of his shop to go with the blueprints.

DC
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What's the address?

Bill
 
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