CurtA Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Historic photos of Detroit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonogfp Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Curt, that first image is a honey - it combines two interests of mine as expressed on this Forum : https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/734-phonographs-and-motorcycles/ The picture was clearly taken during the warm months, with bicycles and two motorcycles front and center, while the dusty Victors and Phonographs are pushed out of the way against the walls! Thanks for posting this! George P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiophile102 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Beautiful pictures. The Edison show rooms are my favorite ones. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvind Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Terrific pictures! These kind of images always make me wonder where these things ended up and how many of them still exist. The machines are wonderful, and the advertising signs shown make me wish I could materialize inside the images and see them in person. Thanks for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtA Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 George, I thought of you when I ran across the 1911 Indian Shop with phonographs. It seems like a strange combo business, but it must have been somewhat common, since I have seen other pics of bicycle shops that sold phonographs. Thanks for all of the comments, I'm glad all of you enjoyed them... If anyone has other pics to share, please post them. The Edison showroom pics are of the Story and Clark showroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtA Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 Another Detroit phono shop... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinfoilphono Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Another Detroit combination bicycle / phonograph shop -- "Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912. "Metzger bicycle shop. Detroit City Gas Co." This photo of a cycle (and phonograph) shop was taken to show off the gaslight fixtures. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company." (From Shorpy.com) What amazes me in many of these old store photos is the amount of clutter, and the near-impossibility of accessing the vast walls filled with cylinder and/or disc records. Shopping was certainly a very different experience in those days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtA Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Thanks for posting this pic Renee, I knew I had seen a bicycle/phonograph shop somewhere... You are right about the clutter, it looks like one of the places "the pickers" have visited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtA Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Phonograph in the break room of the Maxwell Motor Car Co., Detroit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valecnik Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Wow those two photos of the Edison shop are amazing. Appears most of the 1914 catalogue is on display there except for the A-450. Very cool and good quality photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtA Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 I was imagining heading down to Summerfield & Hecht to see if they still have that Gothic Columbia.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtA Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/6/2022 at 9:23 PM, CurtA said: I was imagining heading down to Summerfield & Hecht to see if they still have that Gothic Columbia.... Then I discovered that it burned down in 1929... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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