Their note said that they believed the photo to be the building on the S/W Corner of Tamm and West Park, originally 6400 Cheltenham Road.
Per Nancy and Joe, their great grandparents, the Dudecks, ran a grocery store at this location around the turn of the century.
John Corbett, DHS President, first wrote:
As soon as the photo arrived, I hustled up that half of a block to check out the building and all the changes from its original appearance. There are many changes, even though it is now 2 stories, it is still recognizable.
The building across the street (The Gold Room building) is almost the same type structure as the photo.
As I studied the changes I tried to read the print on the windows with little success. My daughter Jean walked by and I showed her the picture, She read ALL the text to me (Oh, to have those young eyes again!)
On the door it reads: "CONE SOUVENIRS" (perhaps a 1904 Worlds Fair souvenir reference?).
On the big window facing north it reads: "Fre DUDECK" and below that the word "GROCER" .
On the big window facing the east it reads: "Expresso Beans" and below that "Mocha Java" .
One of the advertisements on the east side of the building looks like a can of shoe polish and reads: "ENAMELITE STOVE POLISH". I found the same ad on E-Bay and it stated that Enamelite stove polish was sold around the turn of the century.
Stop by the building sometime and see the differences. Study the photo and try to date it. Be a history detective for a day!
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