Today, the first day of the new year, was wonderful. Among other things, I went for a hike through the bright, snowy woods, downed countless bowls of shrimp bisque, and made some new friends. I can’t imagine getting 2010 off to a better start… But then I came home. Opened my email. And found the […]
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 ☂ […]
If you were awoken early this morning by the sounds of sirens and helicopters, as I was, here’s the reason why… It looks as though Ypsi’s historic Thompson block has burned down. The redevelopment of the historic property, that one time served as Civil War barracks, after several years of ownership by infamous Ypsilanti landlord […]
