Description: Have you ever wanted to own a piece of Detroit, MI history? If you answered "yes", then this silver piece is for you! This is an oval serving piece from the Hotel Berghoff Cafe in Detroit. The serving bowl is 9 3/8" from handle to handle. The interior measurements are approximately 6 3/4" x 4 7/8". It is a heavy piece weighing 2.4 lbs. The bowl shows its age, but that is what makes it full of character. Can you imagine if this bowl could talk? Look up the First Williams Block on historic-structures.com and read about the rich history this building had. Unfortunately, it was demolished sometime in the 1980's :( This is a RARE piece of Detroit history that can be yours! There is a picture of the hotel from 1915 included in the pictures of the bowl. The following is from historic-structures.com and talks about the building which housed the hotel:"First Williams Block, Detroit MichiganFrom 1909 through 1917, the Berghoff Hotel occupied the building, with the Berghoff Cafe on the ground floor. The Tuxedo Hotel & Grille Company, which operated the Frontenac Restaurant on the first story, took over the building in 1918. Starting in 1919, the business was known as the Frontenac Hotel, which included the Frontenac Restaurant on the ground floor. The Frontenac Hotel remained in operation until 1960, but by 1940, the restaurant had been replaced by a series of retail shops. Two jewelers and a lunch room occupied the Monroe Avenue frontage between 1940 and 1979, but the rest of the building remained largely vacant above the ground floor between 1960 and 1978, when the City of Detroit became the owner and vacated the entire building." WILL SHIP WITH INSURANCE!
Price: 225 USD
Location: Citra, Florida
End Time: 2024-02-12T21:05:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Theme: Hotel & Motel
Original/Reproduction: Original
Featured Refinements: Hotel Silver
Date of Creation: Early 1900's
Color: Silver
Brand: International Silver
