Dexter Recreation and Market Center

"On October 23, 1927 the Detroit Free Press ran a full-page feature announcing the opening of the Dexter Recreation and Market Center, in which developers Rowley-Waters Company stated its intention that the building serve not only as a neighborhood shopping center, but also as a “refined” place where families could enjoy bowling and billiards. The building featured two floors containing twenty-four bowling lanes, as well as a floor with sixteen billiards tables. The ground floor market featured a grocer, a butcher, a delicatessen, a fruit and vegetable shop, a wholesale and retail fish vendor, and a restaurant. The center operated until c. 1967. The King Solomon Grand Lodge occupied the building for an unknown period of time after 1967. The building is currently vacant." From: https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost/files/2020-04/RWNP%20Book_April17th-spreads_FINAL-compressed.pdf