Little is known about this unique and stunning structure that stood on the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Washington Boulevard.

It was designed by the firm Spier & Rohns in 1891 and likely opened early the following year. The earliest tenant that can be found in newspaper archives searches was the Detroit Cash & Credit Parlors. The building was the longtime home of Louis J. Liesemer Jewelers. Askine & Marine clothiers certainly covered the building with signage, but ads show up for it only from 1906.

The almost-as-cool-looking Chinese Pavilion restaurant was the next to occupy the building, and gave it a significant exterior makeover. The Chinese Pavilion - billed as "Detroit's most beautiful and satisfactory cafe" - held its grand opening on July 14, 1914, but went bankrupt in 1925. Stone's Diamonds & Loans was also located in the building in the 1920s. The Federal Shoe Repair Shops opened there in April 1931. It's unlikely either of these businesses occupied the entire structure, however.

It's unclear when the building was demolished, but in 1965, a Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge was built on the site. Today, that HoJo's is known as the Hotel Indigo Detroit Downtown.