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A study of 7620 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

It is just one of the many pre-depression structures found on the US-12 roadway in Detroit.

Though it is abandoned and in disrepair, the structure still retains its beauty. Of note architecturally are the facial reliefs that finish off graceful columns that flow down from the elaborate roofline, to create a frame for the bay window and corner window. Also seen is a decorative pediment above the Michigan Avenue entry.

While not much is known about the history, "John Ciagle Lawyer" is still displayed prominently in an upper floor window. Dar-pol Travel once operated out of the Michigan Avenue storefront.

From my criminal justice textbook:

"... lawyers have fallen asleep during their clients' death penalty trials, yet one Texas judge found no problem with such behavior. He wrote that everyone has a constitutional right to have a lawyer, but 'the Constitution does not say that the lawyer has to be awake.'"