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Originally Posted by Tourmaline
1960 - 818 W Sixth Street - Darms Market
In 1960 was Darms located at bottom of current high rise? Obviously Darms has departed the scene, but was the entire building replaced or facelifted?
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Here's an undated birdseye view of Sixth Street looking west from Flower Street. From the cars and the fact that the Richfield building is still standing, I'd guess at mid- to late-60s. In the background are the Statler Hilton, Rex Arms and Gates Hotel.
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Just to the left of the gates is the Ritz Hotel, and in the corner is Darms Market. The Ritz name looks like a hasty change. The 1960 CD lists the Milner Hotel at 822 W 6th. The current building on that site seems to have been built between 1973 and 1974.
Detail of picture above.
Just for fun, here's a view of the same block from 1926.
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Back in 1926, the building next to the Gates was the Hotel Lee. It also appears that it was known as the Lee Building (see name at top). The corner later occupied by Darms Market was the New China Cafe, complete with one of those once ubiquitous Chop Suey signs.
Detail of picture above.