Tag Archives: Smith Furniture

#DocumentYpsi2017 this weekend

By Mark | October 5, 2017

A week or so ago, unable to find any images online of the merchandise that was sold at Pear’s Clothing Store on Michigan Avenue, which, after being open for about 30 years, closed in the early ’90s, I started thinking about how we, as a community, might do a better job of documenting everyday life […]

Posted in Art and Culture, History, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged art exhibition, DocumentYpsi2017, First Fridays, First Fridays Ypsilanti, Mark Tucker, Ozone House, Pears Clothing, Peninsular Dam, photography, Smith furniture building, time capsule, Ypsi High, Ypsilanti Experimental Space | 3 Comments

Torn from the Pages of Facebook… Stewart Beal announces ambitious plans for Ypsilanti’s Smith Furniture Building

By Mark | September 29, 2014

Local real estate developer Stewart Beal recently posted the following to Facebook and I’m curious to know your thoughts on it… As I’m seriously light-headed from coughing, and about half way into a bottle of Tylenol, I’ll abstain.

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged Kerrytown, Smith furniture building, Stewart Beal | 20 Comments

Failing to sell at auction, the future of Ypsi’s Smith Furniture Building uncertain

By Mark | September 11, 2013

As it was billed as a “no minimum bid” auction, I would have expected Ypsilanti’s long-neglected Smith Furniture building to be sold to the highest bidder this afternoon, regardless of how low that bid might have been. Apparently, though, that wasn’t the case. The highest bid, placed by Ann Arbor developer Phil Conlin, was rejected […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged auctions, James Pate, Phil Conlin, Smith furniture building, Tom Perkins | 22 Comments

One month from today, assuming you win the auction, you could be the proud owner of Ypsilanti’s Smith Furniture Building… If so, what’ll you do with it?

By Mark | August 11, 2013

It looks as though Ypsi’s long neglected Smith Furniture Building (15 South Washington Street), after years of sitting idle in the hands of a local property speculator, may finally be coming back in play. After years of urging by the City, James Pate, the owner of the 25,000 square foot building, which was originally constructed […]

Posted in History, Local Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor SPARK, auction, Dennis Dahlman, Eric Maurer, food incubator, James Pate, Karen Maurer, Maurer Management, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Market, property speculation, Public Market, Smith furniture building, SPARK East, Ypsilanti real estate | 21 Comments

State of the City 2013: Shaping Ypsilanti

By Mark | March 5, 2013

The following was sent out this evening by Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber. I thought that I’d pass it along for those of you who don’t happen to be on his mailing list. (A PDF version, which includes relevant links and accompanying graphs, can be found here.) For the most part, I think Mayor Schreiber does […]