1500 Woodward Estate was built in 1891 and was originally known as the Schwankovsky Temple of Music. The building was designed by Gordon W. Lloyd an English architect that mostly worked in United States. Lloyd is known for his work with Episcopal churches and cathedrals in the states of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Wright Kay building was constructed for the F. J. Schwankovsky Company, a retailer of musical instruments. They sold musical instruments downtown before the department store era, so all retail sales were made by specialized shop.The building is a Queen Anne style commercial building done in brick with brownstone trim and was among the last to have cast iron frame. It was one of the first high-rise buildings on Woodward and among the first in Detroit to be built with an electrical elevator. The second floor contains a ballroom that was once used for concerts and brass ensembles performed on the sixth floor balcony. …show more content…
From 1920 to 1978, the building was home to Wright-Kay Jewelry and became known as the Wright Kay building. The building sold in 1980 and became the headquarters store for the House of Fabrics. Today the building includes a restaurant, Wright & Company, on the first floor with offices and residential units above. Dave Kwiatkowski the owner saved as much of the original interior design as possible. Marc Djozlija was nominated for James Beard award for ‘Best Chef’, Great Lakes region in 2015. With small plates with fancy food and great selection of drinks makes a nice place to enjoy with friends. Wright & Company is open Monday – Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. – midnight, and Thursday – Saturday, 4:00 p.m. – 2:00
The DAC is located on Madison Street in the heart of Detroit. The founders of the DAC went to Albert Kahn to be the architect. Twenty two bidders nationwide bided on this project. The board members wanted the project to be all Detroit from start to finish, even if that meant going higher than the lowest bidder. The contract was awarded to Vinton Company of Detroit for over $600,000. Over forty subcontractors and supplier companies joined in on the project. Kahn was a successful architect of the automobile companies of the city of Detroit. His ideas are inspired from Italian Renaissance palaces in Florence, Italy. They chose Kahn because he had a plan of open interiors and the use of reinforced concrete, and exterior of brick and stone. It took him months to design the layout of the building which ended up being six floors plus two mezzanine levels. The project required 1,350 tons of structural frame steelwork. The main entrance was to be off Madison Street. The face of the building was set to be made of Bedford limestone. When you walked through the main doors you enter the lobby which embedded the Italian Renaissance feel with its walls wainscoted to the ceiling with large panels of American Walnut and a fireplace made of Hauteville marble, and the floors with Tennessee marble. The third level offered a modern Turkish bath
A painting is a complicated piece if one were to simply look at it with their eyes only. However, if an artist or someone who studies art studies it down to its last detail, they would realize it is a lot more simple than it appears to be. One example would have to be the Monroe Country House with Yellow Datura.
Upon arrival Officer Prugel and I Officer Butram spoke with Daniel Wolfe, Bud Wolfe, and Charmin Wolfe. Charmin and Bud stated they were having a problem with their son Daniel. Bud stated Daniel was arguing with his mother about her not giving him money to go get food.
For any civilization or colony to develop, there will be obstacles that get in the way of settling. Early civilizations like ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Indus Valley all dealt with difficulties of creating an advanced system of living. When early settlers sailed to the New World, they attempted to create settlements. Many failed, but some persevered through the obstacles that faced them. Charles Town, South Carolina was one of the settlements that was successful. This colony was the first settlement to be developed in South Carolina. Charles Town was named after King Charles II who granted the Carolina's to Eight Lord Proprietors. Lord Proprietor Anthony Ashley Cooper had an idea of creating a large port town that could import and export goods with Great Britain. He developed the colony at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River in 1670. It was later renamed Charles Town in honor of the King. Making Charles Town a successful colony was not easy. Why was settling in Charles Town difficult? Charles Town was difficult to settle because of the layouts of maps, resources, and diseases.
Question 1: Describe the key aspects of Manufactured Homes’ business. Does the company have a viable business?
Arthur Miller was born October 17, 1915 was born in Harlem NYC; he was second of three children. His story the crucible was a play written in 1953, it’s a story about the Salem witch trials. In this story, Miller demonstrated that it was Abigail’s flaws that led her to be responsible the most for the tragedy of the witchhunt in Salem. Abigail’s lies led to a lot of lives to be lost her vengefulness, remorselessness, stubbornness, personality is the flaw in this story. In this essay I will explain each of the flaws.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the internment of Japanese Americans on the West coast of the United States. On going tension between the United States and Japan rose in the 1930’s due to Japan’s increasing power and because of this tension the bombing at Pearl Harbor occurred. This event then led the United States to join World War II. However it was the Executive Order of 9066 that officially led to the internment of Japanese Americans. Japanese Americans, some legal and illegal residents, were moved into internment camps between 1942-1946. The internment of Japanese Americans affected not only these citizens but the
In this case the plaintiff, CBD, litigated CDFW on the following principles of CEQA: rules governing PEIRs, baseline setting, deferral of mitigation and alternative analysis. In regards to PEIRs it is defined by CEQA as an “EIR which may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project and are related [among other possibilities] … [a]s individual activities carried out under the same authorizing statutory or regulatory authority and having generally similar environmental effects which can be mitigated in similar ways” (CEQA Guidelines, 15168, subd. (a)(4).) In this regards both courts concluded that the hatchery and stocking enterprise was such a project.
The Cartwright Lumber Company had been found in 1994 as a partnership by Mark Cartwright and his brother-in-law Henry Stark. Later in 2001, Mr. Cartwright bought out Stark’s shares and incorporated the business. Now, Mr. Cartwright is a sole owner and president of the company. The business is located in the Pacific Northwest region and does the retail distribution of lumber products in the local area. Plywood, moldings, and sash and door are some of the typical products of the company.
Question 1: Describe the key aspects of Manufactured Homes’ business. Does the company have a viable business?
Because they have faced cash shortage trouble. Their profitability has grown for 1993 ~ 1995 period, as we can see from their I/S (e.g. Sales and Net Income, etc.). However, as its business size grows, their A/R increased, which means that it is getting difficult to collect cash. On the other hand, A/P decreased for the same period, which means that the company paid cash for A/P, resulting in critical cash shortage. Furthermore, the A/P payment period is shorter than A/R collection periods, the company’s cash problem happens to be accelerated.
BatesManor has to decide how their money will be spent on promotional activities. It is possible to spend more promotional money on communicating to retailers or for consumer advertising. Also, another option is to spend all of the money towards one promotional strategy.
The restaurant’s owner and matriarch is a Certified Sommelier and trained chef as is her daughter. They have been wowing visitors to their casual upscale bar and restaurant since 2004.
Options: The Butler Lumber Company (BLC) could obtain from Suburban National Bank maximum loan of $250,000 in which his property would be used to secure the loan. Northrop National Bank is considering BLC a line of credit (LOC) of up to $465,000. BLC would have to sever ties with Suburban National if they were to have this LOC extended to them.
DO YOU AGREE WITH MR. WILSON 'S ESTIMATE OF THE COMPANY 'S LOAN REQUIREMENTS? HOW MUCH WILL HE NEED TO FINANCE THE EXPECTED EXPANSION IN SALES TO $ 5.5 MILLION IN 2006 AND TO TAKE ALL TRADE DISCOUNTS?