Comments on: Third & William

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:08:00 +0000

Hey, I worked at the TV Center too, starting in 1974. A fun place to work.

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 21:29:10 +0000

Bill Martin is a partner, but Joe takes care of the building and has his offices there.

When I was at Bach School, the camera factory was still there. Later the U bought the building and kept their amphibians in the basement. After that they sold it to Joe who gutted and rehabbed the building. He did a very nice job, and I miss my old office. He leased it back to the U, which still occupies part of the building. Originally it was a furniture maker, then a radio manufacturer.

The building across the street, Argus II, is much newer. It had been the Argus optical shop. In 1973 the UM TV Center moved in. I worked there as a student and ran a lot cable and put on a lot connectors during that move.

By: Edward Vielmetti

Edward Vielmetti — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:27:15 +0000

There are two buildings commonly known as the "Argus Building". The building to the west is owned by the University, and is known as "Argus Building II". [link]

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 18:21:41 +0000

Re: ownership of the Argus Building. The Washtenaw County and City of Ann Arbor GIS website [warning: Silverlight] show Argus belonging to University of Michigan. The building across the way is owned by C-3 Partners (Bill Martin) [screenshot]

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 17:51:14 +0000

Argus is owned by O’Neal?

By: Lilly

Lilly — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 08:29:03 +0000

Thanks for standing up for pedestrians. It also helps people with physical disabilities.When i was in a wheelchair after an accident, I couldn’t go anywhere in the winter. I’d get off the bus and have to wheel down the center of a street. Especially at intersections like the one at Huron Parkway and Washtenaw. Very dangerous.

By: Linda Diane Feldt

Linda Diane Feldt — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 02:52:15 +0000

Thanks for the correction, Jim. Every year I email community standards long lists of violators. Most days that it snows. Tonight that list would have been whole blocks. Plenty of time next week.

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 02:20:24 +0000

If that’s the Argus Building, it is owned by O’Neal. Call the city’s Community Standards Unit at 794-6942. I used to work in this building and had to call the city a couple of times to get sidewalks cleared.