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to the climatꢟ ꢉꣂꢽ the pꢆople, ought to ꢌe stuꢇieꢇ, sifteꢇ, an.d tested, its principleꢋ ꢟlucidatꢓd, anꢇ ꣁtself ꣁmpꢔovꢟd on; ꢌut thꢟ past ꢋhoulꢇ always

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be looked on as a servant, not a ꢀfꢁꢂꢃꢄ

Treꢓs weꢵꢓ

beautify the city.

of the ꢀꢁꢂ mowꢆr

the pride of Detroitꢓꢔꢋ ꢉnd thousands wꢆre ꢃlꢄꢅꢆꢇ to Beautꢲful, green ꢈꢉꢊ ꢘow made posꢋibꢈe ꢌy the advent

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• in 1868 in Dꢟtroit, hel ꢆd make thꢓ lock an ꢉvenue of

lovelinesꢂ
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AU of theꢋe eventꢋ rꢉpiꢇly increꢉꢋeꢽ the value of thiꢋ "ꢋuꢌꢍrꢌꢎꢏ

pꢔopeꢵty.

Thꢟ introduction in Detroꢲt, in 1863, ꢐꢑ thꢓ ꢋubsꢆquent expansioꢘ of horse ꢋtreetcꢉrs, helpꢓd to attrꢉct many moꢔꢟ ꢃroꢋꢃectꣁvꢟ homꢟ

• oꢒꢓꢔꢕꢖ
• The Casꢋ ꢻvenue anꢇ Thiꢵd Avenuꢓ line opened Octoꢌꢆꢔ ꢣ5 ₁ 1873, to

Holdꢓn Roaꢇ, aꢘd the Woodwꢉꢔd lꢲnꢓ waꢋ extenꢽꢆd to thꢟ rꢉiꢈroaꢽ crossiꣂg

• near present Gꢵꢉnd Bouꢈꢓvꢉrd.
• ꢗꢓ iꢋ maꢇe to rꢓalize, when reꢉdiꢳg th�

• ꢘꢙꢚꢛꢜꢝꢞrꢋ for ꢻuguꢋt 25₁ 1ꢤ72
• that they, too,

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ꢉd problemꢋ with theiꢔ

• trꢉnsportꢉtꣁoꣂ, ꢲn one form ¹ or ꢉnother.
• ꢻ horꢢꢟ diꢋeaꢋe (epizootic)

forc

• the ꢟꢠꢡꢆꢋꢢ
• eꢽ them to ꢋtop running the lineꢋ for ꢉ few dayꢋ, and

companiꢓꢋ hꢉd to ꢇꢓliveꢔ ꢉnd collꢓct theiꢔ goodꢋ by hꢉꢘd cartꢋ, due to the

dread ꢅꢆꢇꢈꢁꢇꢉꢊ

In compiꢈing ꢉ history of the indivꣁduꢉl homꢆs still standiꢳg oꢳ

• ꢻvꢟꣂuꢟ
• thiꢋ point thꢉt 639 Canfield

ꢉt

• thiꢢ bꢈock,
• woulꢇ bꢓ weꢈꢈ to notꢟ

it

Weꢋt has thꢆ distiꢘction of beiꣂg thꢓ oldeꢋt housꢓ remꢉiꢘing, 1871. Next ꢇoor, 627 Canfielꢇ ꢻv nue West, is the ꢢeco buꣁlt ꣁn ꢣꢤꢥꢦꢧ uiꢈt in

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ꣂd oꢈꢇest home,

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Throughout the years, · there were thrꢓe ꢉddress changeꢋ for this

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THE ꢨꢩꢪꢫS AND ꢬꢭDꢮꢯꢰ
Who we rꢓ thꢆꢋe men who built theꢋꢟ bꢟꢉutiful, ꢢubstantiꢉl homes?
Stꢉꢔting on the south siꢇꢓ of Canfield ꢻvꢟnuꢓ Wꢟꢋt, thꢓ firꢢt houꢋꢟ cloꢋꢓst to Second Boulevꢉrꢇ, 627 ₁ wꢉs ownꢟꢇ by ꢱlꢲꢳ Fox, Divisꣁon Superiꢘ-

• tꢆꢘdent of lfestern Telegraph.
• Hꢓ wꢉs the fiꢔst oꢴeꢵ in ꢶꢷꢸꢹꢺ
• Subꢋꢟ-

• rꢟ
• queꣂtly, in 18ꢤ0₁ ꢻlꢟꢼꢘꢽeꢾ McVittiꢟ bouꣃht the formꢆr ꢿꣀꣁꣂ Fox

sꣁdence.

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• M.r. McVittꣁꢟ wꢉs Preꢋiꢽeꢘt.
• of the Detroi Ship Buiꢈding Company when he

• passeꢇ ꢉway in ꢣ909.
• Mꢔ. McVꣁttie, ꣃꢔ꣄ꣅ꣆ꢉꢅ꣇꣈r of Mrs. Stanley S. Kresgꢟ

of Dꢓtroit, enteꢔtꢉineꢇ Mrs. Krꢓsge anꢽ hꢆꢔ famiꢈy when she, as a smꢉll hchiꢈd, visiteꢇ her grꢉꢘdpaꢔents· ꣁn theiꢵ loveꢈy ome on Sundꢉys.

Aftꢟr

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ꢀ. McVittie•s death, Kꢁꢂꢃꢄꢅ M. Anderson, son-in-law of Mr. McVittie and Treasurer and Manager of the Kenneth M. ꢆꢇꢈꢉꢊꢋꢌ Company, resided here

until 1915,· when the home was sold.

Today, the Henry G. ꢍꢎꢏꢐꢑꢒ are ꢓꢔꢕ

habilitating and making this beautiful, old, historic home their residence.

ꢖꢗ ꢘꢙꢚꢛꢜ is an attorney with offices in the ꢝꢞꢟꢠꢡꢢ area.
6)9, was built in 1871 by Dr. Walter Watton, a prominent dentist
ꢣwith.offices in ꢣꢤꢥꢦꢧꢨꢩ Detroit.

home waꢒ sold in 1915.

He liveꢇ here for many years, ꢪꢫꢬꢭ the
Nꢮꢯ door, 649, bꣅilt in 1879, was the home of Dr. William H�

a

Kessler, another prominent dentist, who had offices in the Detroit Oper

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^{ꢰꢱꢲꢳ Building. In 191), John} w. ^{Watling purchased Dr. Kessler's resid�nce.}

ꢴꢵ Watling was ꢶ the business of municipal and corporation bonds and, subsequently, became president of Watling, Lerchen anꢤ ꢷꢸꢹꢺꢻꢼ while still

in residence at this address.

659, was originally a �rame residence when built in 1881. The first

ꢽꢾꢿꣀ was Reverend William Wallace Wꣁꣂꣃ꣄ꣅ꣆꣇ Pastor of the ꣈꣉꣊ Avenue M. E. Church. In 1890₁ the new ꣋꣌꣍꣎ who lived here was Henry H. Valpey, a
ꢣpartner in Valpey ꣏꣐ ꣑꣒꣓꣔꣕꣖ (boot and shoe industry).

The old frnme

꣗꣘꣙꣚ was torn ꣛꣜꣝ and a brick apartment was built. ꣞꣟꣠ Valpey widow of

Henry H. Valpey, continued to live in the new apartment.

꣡꣢꣣꣤ ¹ ꣥꣦꣧꣨꣩꣪꣫꣬꣭꣮

building is now owned by the Kenneth M. Davies family.

꣯꣰ Davies is an

attorney with offices in the Penobscot Building. .He resides r1ext door at

669, the home of Dr. Vincent C. Wall.

669, is a beautiful house built in 1885 by the original ꣱ꣲꣳꣴꣵ
ꣶꣷ꣸꣹ B. Parker.
After his death, his widow continued to live here, ꣺ꣻ꣼ꣽ

she sold it to \faring H. Ellis in 1895.

ꣾꣿ Ellis was a prominent whole-

sale

and retail tobacco �ompany

꤆꤇꤈꤉ A. ꤊꤋꤌꤍꤎꤏꤐ a

In 1911 ₁

꤀꤁꤂꤃꤄꤅tor.

noted

ꤑꤒꤓꤔꤕ with Clark,

offices in the

ꤜꤝ ꤞꤟꤠꤡꤢꤣ was a Circuit Judge in
꤯ꤰꤱꤲꢼ the house became ꤳꤴꤵ a1J
Lockwood, ꤖꤗꤘꤙꤚꤛ and Klein, with

Ford Building, lived in this home.

Monroe ꤤꤥꤦꤧ before moving to ꤨꤩꤪ꤫꤬꤭꤮

the ''Reindel" resi꣛ence, because George J. Reindel, co-partner of the

George_ J. ꤶꤷꤸꤹꤺꤻ ꤼꤽꤾꤿꥀꥁꥂ makers of officꥥ and home furn�shings ₁ lived

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there from 1913.

Dr. Vincent CD Wall of Wayne State University purchased

ꢣthis lovely home fromtho Reindel family in 1952 anꤣ has spend much time

and effort.in the rꤩhabilitation of the· house and ꥃꥄꥅꥆꥇꥈꥉ ꥊꥋꥌꥍꥎ at the

.

same stately home is the ꥏꥐꥑꥒ꥓꥔ M. Davies family, mentioned previously.
_The next house, 677, was ꢣbuilt by G. H. ꥕꥖꥗꥘꥙꥚꥛꥜ a builder

in

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1888..

· Several other socially prominent men lived at this address, until

1920, when David Bꣁrclay, a physician, resideꢝ here.
685, was the home of a ꥝꥞꥟ꥠꥡ Detroit poꢉtrait and landscape artist,
William B. ꥢꥣꥤꥥꥦꥧ who ꥨꥩꥪꥫ the original frame residence builꤚ in 1871.

• He lived here for ꥬꥭꥮ years ꥯꥰꥱꥲ 1892.
• The home was sold to ꥳꥴꥵ Ward,

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wa, torn

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attorney next door at 685,

moved into the half of the house ꣚꣛꣜ as 701.

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꣪ the ꣫꣬꣭꣮ side of ꣯꣰꣱ꣲꣳꣴꣵ Avenue West,

the home closest to

S꤄cond Boulevard,

at 650, now houses the Detroit Central Baptist Church.

This home was built in 1879 by ꣶꣷ David o. Paige, _vaG_ue_ln_te_;ar_nal_{d .}꣸_sa꣹_f꣺_eꣻ꣼_cꣽ_ompa_annd_y ꣾꣿ꤀꤁꤂꤃꤄꤅ of the ꤆꤇꤈꤉ꤊ it Safe ꤋꤌꤍꤎꤏꤐꤑ an ꤒꤓꤔꤕꤖꤗꤘ
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