Michaels #1404, Southgate, Michigan
This post will look at retail in Southgate, Wayne County, MI. Michaels #1404 14501 Eureka Road, Southgate, MI Driving distance and time from downtown Detroit: 15 miles, approx. 23 minutes I was long overdue to add material to this blog, but I was just too busy over the past couple months. Getting back to this post, this building has a very interesting history, dating back to 1965, when it opened as Art Van Furniture's first Downriver store, only to move out in 1978 (it disappears from newspapers after April of that year) when Art Van opened a larger store a few miles up Eureka Road in Taylor. This wasn't the end of its furniture store-hosting life, however, as two local furniture stores would subsequently open in this spot: Comet Furniture opened shortly after Art Van left, was replaced by Apartment Furniture Rental in 1981, and closed in 1984. The building, however, wouldn't sit vacant for long, as a Highland Superstore opened in 1985. This store would only last a few...