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Ferndale in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

The Professional Building

22757 Woodward

— established 1926 —

 
 
The Professional Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 25, 2017
1. The Professional Building Marker
Inscription. Located at the southwest corner is the Professional Building, which replaced the Aston-Wallace Building during the widening of Woodward and is now located at the south end of the same block. Cunningham's Drug Store opened at this corner in 1931, making Ferndale the only place in the U.S. that had a drugstore on all four corners at a main intersection.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.
 
Location. 42° 27.628′ N, 83° 8.071′ W. Marker is in Ferndale, Michigan, in Oakland County. It can be reached from the intersection of Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) and Nine Mile Road. Marker is in the sidewalk on the median of Woodward Avenue on the south side of Nine Mile Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ferndale MI 48220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Badder Building (here, next to this marker); The Lux Building (here, next to this marker); Ferndale Center Building (here, next to this marker); The Crow's Nest (within shouting distance of this marker); The Inter-Urban Railcar - Detroit United Railway (within shouting distance of this marker); Deputy Albert Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Vincent Chin (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ferndale.
 
The Professional Building and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 25, 2017
2. The Professional Building and Marker
The Professional Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 25, 2017
3. The Professional Building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
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