U & I Lounge Fire, ca. 1950.

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Title

U & I Lounge Fire, ca. 1950.

Subject

Bars (Drinking Establishments)
Crowds
Fires

Description

Black and white photograph of South elevation (back entrance) of U & I Lounge. The interior of the lounge has caught fire, and smoke billows from the open doors and windows. A sign hanging on an adjacent building reads "Hank's Lawnmower Service." Below sign for U & I Lounge is a sign reading "Murray Rankin," with the symbol for General Electric below the name. Murray Rankin was a dealer of General Electric (GE) Appliances. A crowd is seen observing the fire, mostly men but with a few scattered women. Much of the crowd are wearing hats, several in the flannel baseball hat style popular in the 1950s. Although the photograph is undated, the U & I Lounge is first listed in the Traverse City city directory in 1948, so the fire was some time after that.

Creator

Unknown

Source

GT Pioneer & Historical Society

Publisher

Unknown

Date

ca. 1950
1948-1960

Contributor

Unknown

Rights

Images and documents may be protected by copyright law. Contact Traverse Area District Library for permission to reproduce, display, or transmit this image.

Relation

None

Format

JPG

Type

Image

Identifier

107
C24F1CF3-72DD-4902-82CF-145907193165

Coverage

Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Black and white photograph

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