As you know, the historic Civil War barrack here in Ypsi, commonly referred to as the Thompson Block, was set ablaze almost three months ago, leaving towering walls of unsupported brick. The owner of the building, Stuart Beal, within a few days, erected an enormous scaffold around the structure in order to support it, effectively […]
At 5:01 PM this afternoon, our city manager, Ed Koryzno, sent the following email to members of the Ypsi City Council. Mayor and Council Members: As you are aware, we are closely monitoring the fire damage at 400 North River. The city attorney has assessed the situation, and in conjunction with reports from the fire […]
I had occasion to talk with a gentleman the other day who is in the construction business, and he indicated to me that saving the Thompson block at this point would be near impossible. He said that it was likely that the mortar holding the bricks in place, which was already beginning to fail in […]
I don’t recommend that anyone risk their life and go inside the now extremely unstable Thompson Block, and in the process perhaps compromise an active arson investigation, but I wanted to share this amazing photo collage from local filmmaker Mike Ambs. update: There’s now video too. O.E Thompson Building – 1860-2009 from mike ambs ☂ […]
