Ernst Kern Company Clock Corner Detroit Woodward Gratiot 8x10 Photo Enhanced for Sale

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Ernst Kern Company Clock Corner Detroit Woodward Gratiot 8x10 Photo Enhanced For Sale

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Ernst Kern Company Clock Corner Detroit Woodward Gratiot 8x10 Photo Enhanced:
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Up for sale is for aErnst Kern Company Clock Corner Detroit Woodward Gratiot 8x10 Photo Enhanced.Please read description: This is reproduction photo.This item\'s appearance has been enhanced (Enhanced explained: Original photo was damage and has been fixed/altered) and is different than the normal original image view. Please review photo closely before offerding. Also,\"DO NOT COPY\" will NOT appear on your photo. Please ask questions before offerding. Sold as is.
More about Kern\'s Clock:

Popular Detroit landmark, the Kern’s Clock was originally located at the corner of Woodward and Gratiot avenues where it adorned the entrance to theErnst Kern Companydepartment store in downtown Detroit. Appearing in 1933, the clock was placed above the entrance to the store where it became a landmark for Detroiters who often used it as a meeting place.

Ernst Kern founded The Ernst Kern Dry Good Company in 1883. After finding great success within the downtown area, Kern eventually bought a five-story building at the corner of Gratiot and Woodward, where the store would be located at for the rest of its lifespan. In 1920, the Kern Company acquired the neighboring nine-story Weber Building, and demolished both buildings in 1929 to make a larger, ten-story structure. In 1933, the Kern’s Clock was erected directly above the entrance to the newly finished department store.

In 1957, the Kern’s company was sold to Sattler’s, a chain department store headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Due to poor sales and internal management conflicts, the new owners were forced to officially close their doors on December 23, 1959. In 1966 the building was demolished as a part of Detroit’s urban renewal of downtown, and the clock found its new home in secure storage. In the late 1970s, the Junior League of Detroit led a successful campaign to restore the clock and place it back in its original location. However, in 1998 it was once again removed to avoid the clock being damaged during the demolition of New print.
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