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devonman · 61-69, M
@SomeMichGuy Yes, Arcades this one built in the 1880s.
SomeMichGuy · M
@devonman There is a very similar structure here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, "Nickels Arcade". It was built in 1918 by Tom Nickels, the son or grandson of one John Nickels--owner of a meat market on that site--and it was still owned by that family in 2018. It is reported to be 261 feet long and "perhaps the only remaining example in Michigan of a free-standing commercial arcade building"; it has been on the US National Register of Historic Places for 25 yrs, this year.
(See [i]https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/nickels-arcade-50830.html[/i],
[i]https://annarborobserver.com/articles/nickels_arcade_.html[/i])
There are a number of beautiful photos of it on flickr, but it is very much the same.
(See [i]https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/nickels-arcade-50830.html[/i],
[i]https://annarborobserver.com/articles/nickels_arcade_.html[/i])
There are a number of beautiful photos of it on flickr, but it is very much the same.
devonman · 61-69, M
@SomeMichGuy That’s interesting to know. Shopping arcades enjoyed a vouge in Britain and certainly Paris in the late 19th and early 20th century.
SomeMichGuy · M
@devonman It is surprising how much shared culture there has been, even in times before the quick, broad dissemnation via social media, etc.
devonman · 61-69, M
@SomeMichGuy indeed . Emigration to North America from Britain was booming during this period , so it looks as though construction trends followed their passage .
SomeMichGuy · M
@devonman And travellers who saw something, etc. Yes!