By Jeffrey Buck

A unique building near the river that has since been lost. The Buhl Company would grow as the years progressed. Below is a little history on the Buhl Aircraft Company via Ralph Cooper:

“The Buhl Aircraft Company was founded in 1925 as part of the holdings of Detroit’s Buhl family. By the late 1920’s, the Buhl family had been on the Detroit manufacturing scene for nearly one hundred years, best known for the Buhl Stamping Company and the beautiful art-deco Buhl building in downtown Detroit.

“Sadly, in the latter half of this century, there has not been much attention paid to the Buhl Aircraft Company and to the fine craft which they produced. This despite the fact that Buhl manufactured the first aircraft to receive an Approved Type Certificate. A.T.C. #1 was awarded to Buhl for the fabulous Buhl-Verville “J4” “Airster” in March of 1927. Part of Detroit’s Buhl family holdings, Buhl aircraft went on to win a number of speed and endurance records and placed among the very top in events such as the Ford Reliability Tour, the National Air Races and other competitive gatherings.”

Take a look at the photograph entitled “Tubular Lanterns: 1905“:

Detroit circa 1905. “Buhl Stamping Co., 3rd Ave. and Larned.” Note the “Cheese Factory” milk cans illustrated between the windows, and the arc-lamp “moonlight tower” to the right. 8×10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.

Source: http://www.shorpy.com/node/10959

Below is a shot of the same block today from street level. Unfortunately the two streets no longer intersect and the building seems to have been demolished long ago:

Interestingly enough, here is a page form the World Almanac about the milk cans that produced: