1943 Detroit Business District
The following was taken from a 1943 map of the Detroit Business District. The map file has been lost.
From the west: Cass Avenue to Griswold and
From the South: Jefferson Avenue to Lafayette Ave.
West Jefferson Avenue
401 - Bennett Brothers Wholesale Novelties
402 - Fay-McKinnon Upholsterers Supplies
339 - Acme Business Equipment Company
338 - Acme Paper Company
335 - Mundet Corn Company
327 - Wright Pine Company
325 - Acme Packing and Supply
321 - Paul Desk Company
318 - Morris Sklare
316 - Senco Sales Company
315 - McHamilton McKay Electric Co
310 - Volles Gilbert Company
304 - Ralph Ainsworth Shoes
302 - Lee Weinberg
263 - Standard News Company
262 - S.M. Young
261 - American Shoe Company
260 - Yates Burns & Harris Inc
255 - Rosenberg Brothers Furs
242 - S. Kotlher Wholesale
241 - 233 - Globe Paper Company
232 - National Dry Goods
218 - Broder Brothers Hosiery
217 - Chrysler Detroit Company Warehouse
216 - Levine & Love ???? Company
215 - Rickenbacker Garage
210 - Wholesale DryGoods
208 - Alex Lamport & Brothers Cotton Goods
179 - Detroit First Aid Co
175 - L.A. Ewald Inc Real Estate
171 Illinois Shade Cloth Corp
170 - Robbins & Brode Comp
166 - General Hosiery Co
162- Cadillace Slipper Co
160 - Enditcott Johnson Shoes
158 - Michigan Foot Wear Co
156 - J Messer Wholesale Shoes
148 - Superior Hosiery Frisch ????Wear
146 - Rice & Ash Wool Clothing
145 - National Garage
138 - National News
130 - Ralph C. Paul ???? Company
123 - Baker & Haigh Co Office Equipment
122 - L & N Sales Co
119- Bramer Shoe Co
40 - ????
38 - ????
37 - Woodnose Cigar Co
35 - Bay Candy Co
34 - Bar
30 G & A Hosiery Co
25 - Taber Funiture Comp
24 - United ???? Co.
5 - ? Farley & Co
3 - Melborn Hotel
West Larned Street
319 - Furniture Repair
318 - Detroit Garages Inc.
315 - H.A. Bronley
311 - Wayne Lunch
310 - The Detroit New Company
251 - William & Houghton Printing
250 - Detroit Fire Department Headquarters
245 - F.J. Stroup Printing Co
234 - Unknown
233 - Parking Lot
230 - P.N. Bland Printing Company
227 - Bicking Printing
226 - Bunte Brothers Confectioners
225 - Business Equipment Warehouse
222 - International Printing Inn Corp
216 - Bernson Cartage Co Office Furniture
214 - Acme Photo
170 - Lunch
160 - Business Equipment Co
140 - Parking
135 - Parking
130 - U.S. Public Relations (Old Federal Bldg)
100 - U.S. Customs (Old Federal Bldg)
37 - White Tower Lunch
16 - Unknown
14 - Unknown
8 - Unknown
6 - Barber
West Congress Street
326 - Downtown Congress Garage
318 - Jacobs Embosing Co
316 - Wolverine Stationery & Toy Co
312 - Unknown
307 - The Peters Co
265 - Griffels & Vallet Inc
243 - Marquette Bldg
233 - Marquette Bldg
228 - T.B. Ravl Co Factory Supplies
224 - Sandwich Shop
220 - Unknown
218 - Chas. H. Bruning Co Inc Drafting Room Supplies
205 - Bankers Trust Co of Detroit
195 - Cadillac Inc Agency
162 - Lawyers Title Insurance Corp
161 - Merchants Bank of Detroti (Murphy Bldg)
156 - Leonard Carr Florist
155 - Hamers Book Shop
151 - ? Bar (Buhl Bldg)
148 - Wabeek State Bank (Ford Bldg)
27 - Woodcone
23 - Ivoenic Barber
21 - Unknown
West Fort Street
339 - Barber
337 - Printing
335 - Parking Lot
332 - 330 Union Investment Co
319 - Economy Blue Print Co
309 - Cutlery Grinding
307 - American Typewriter
306 - Parking Lot
303 - Barber
301 - Wayne Fort Grill
281 - Parking Lot
241 - Detroit Tractor Co
161 - The Manufacturers Nat. Bank of Detroit
160 - Federal Reserve Bank
150 - Unknown
146 - Unknown
145 - J.S. Bache & Co.
140 - Unknown
135 - A.M. Kidder & Co (Penobscot Bldg)
126 - Earl Travel
120 - Mefer ? Mens Wear 116 - Unknown
112 - Unknown
108 - ? Office Supply
105 - Shafero's Drugs
100 - Thesens Luggage Store
23 English Tavern (Hammond Bldg)
10 - Parking Lot
*Corner of West Fort Street & Woodward Ave* "News Stand"
Lafayette Avenue
341 - Elliott Adding Machine
340 - Parking Lot
337 - Caravel Lunch
324 - ?? Office Outfitters
323 - Butcher shop
318 - Unknown
316 - Barber Shop
308 - Detroit ??? Building and Loan
307 - Detroit Free Press Office
304 - Central Cigar
301 - Frank W. Blair ? Dykena Trustees
260 - Arnold Drug Company
250 - 240 Parking Lot
234 - Federal Bar
232 - The garrick Shop
320 - Summers Lunch (Recreation Bldg)
165 - Turner Cigar Co
164 - Dauberger
162 - Dairy Lane
147 - Keen Cafeteria
145 - The Lafayette Theatre
146 - Walter Group { ??? }
143 - Downtown Bar & Grill
141 - The Wholesale Typewritter Co
140 - D & C ???
139 - N.Y. Coney Island
137 - Walker's Lunch
136 - Unknown
135 - Cinema Cafe & Bar
134 - Lafayette ???
133 - B & O P.H. R.R. Ticket offices
131 - Transporation Bldg
126 - Arcade Bar
125 - NewYork Cen Railroad Mi Cent Railroad Ticket Office
122 - Unknown
118 - Unknown
114 - American Goodwill
*Corner is The Triangle News Stand*
Cass Avenue South of Lafayette
827 - American Legion
727 - Free Press Lunch
712 - Lobby to Detroit Club
701 - American Life Insurance Co
* South of West Fort Street *
Parking Lot
2nd Bldg of the Riverside Storage and Cartage Co
*South of West Congress Street *
1st Bldg of the Riverside Storage and Cartage Co
Detroit Edison Co Congress Street Sub Station and Heating Plant
501- W.B. Gregory & Son Co.
* South of West Larned Street *
480 - Pittsburg Testing Laboratory
450 - Washington Press
451 - Parking
430 - Michigan Paper Box Co Storage
* South of West Jefferson, no business's lay along Cass Avenue*
Wayne Street South from Lafayette
West side of Wayne is US Post Office , The Court House, and Customs House
* south of Fort Street *
627 - empty
625 - empty
621 - empty
620 - Ponchartrain
619 - Burnham Kirby Co
618 - Cellars
615 - Bdlg. Enterance
611 - Rubber Stamps
607 - ??? Office Equipment
601 - Pollock Brothers Lunch
* South of West Congress *
548 - Lobby Enterance to Marquette Bldg
* South of West Larned Street *
435 - Wayne Lunch
429 - Morgan Bldg
* No business's run along Wayne Street South of West Jefferson
Shelby Street South of Lafayette Ave
East side of the street is the US Post Office , Court House, and Cutoms House Bldg
* South of West Fort Street *
625 - Detroit Fire & Marine Insurance Company
601 - U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co
* South of West Congress Street *
542 - Western Union Telegraph
538 - R.C.A. Communications Inc
530 - Michigan Investment Company
523 - Detroit Stamp & Stencil Co
520 - New Alpha Lunch
517 - American Camera Exchange
518 - Cleaners
509 - Allen ? Adding Machine Company
514 - empty
508 - empty
504 - empty
501- News Lunch
500 - Lunch
* South of West Larned Street *
433 - Buckland Vanwald Office Supplies
418 - empty
414 - unknown
* There are no businesses addressed south of West Jefferson Ave
Griswold Street South of Lafayette Ave
747 - First Federal Saving and Loan Assn. of Detroit
735 - Federal Reserve Bank Annex
705 - Commonwealth Bank
*West side of Griswold, north of Fort Street is City Hall*
* South of West Fort Street *
640 - Hammond Building
632 - Home Owners & Loan Corp
631 - Double Day Doran Shop
629 - Sanders Confections
600 - Equitable Trust Company
* South of West Congress *
535 - Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Ass of Detroit
525 - Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
520 - Union Gardian Bldg
* South of West Larned Street *
415 - Greater Detroit Mortgage Corp
414 - Hotel Forton
413 - Andrew L. Malott Inc
403- Standard Savings and Loan Assn (location of Old Ste. Anne's Cemetery)
* There are no businesses addressed South of West Jefferson