The Hecker in the 1950s, when it was Smiley's music house

William Hoey for HistoricDetroit.org

The Woodward Avenue facade

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

The Hecker in the late 1960s

Photo by Gordon Bugbee for HistoricDetroit.org

The Hecker House

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection

Doors in a room

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection

A bedroom fireplace

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection

A bedroom in one of the towers

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection

A bedroom in one of the towers

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection