Pratt Block, 1896
Year
1896
In 1896 the Crescent Works, manufacturers of custom-made corsets and "comfortable waists," moved into the upper floors of the new Pratt Block (above). For a few years the corset salesroom was in the central bay on the street between the Portland Café— "Open All Night"— and Hendrick Millinery, one of nine Ann Arbor shops fashioning hats for ladies. By 1909 Schumacher Hardware to the left had expanded into two storefronts of the Pratt Block. They sold everything from bathtubs and sporting goods to toys and vacuum cleaners.
Frame location: Northeast corner wall, just east of Main on Liberty
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Subjects
The Crescent Works
Stores & Shops
Schumacher Hardware
Restaurants
Pratt Block
Portland Cafe
Historic Buildings
Hendrick Millinery
Hardware - Retail
Clothing - Retail
Businesses
Bars
Changing Retail Patterns
Site 2: The Main Street Shopping Experience
Downtown Ann Arbor Historical Street Exhibit Program