Panes Gazed Through
A second story window overlooks a back entrance to the Jackson Iron Company Hotel at Fayette Historic Park in Garden, Michigan. The hotel included a dining room and saloon on the first floor. While there were guest rooms, most of the second floor was arranged like a bunkhouse, letting out beds to ironworkers that didn't have standalone housing in the bustling company town. A stare through this window would look to Lake Michigan, but not before a glance to the town jail, small workers cabins, and a beach used for collecting trash and debris from the smelting process. It all looks clean now...small depressions where buildings stood, green grass, and a sand beach lapped by crystal clear water.
Panes Gazed Through
A second story window overlooks a back entrance to the Jackson Iron Company Hotel at Fayette Historic Park in Garden, Michigan. The hotel included a dining room and saloon on the first floor. While there were guest rooms, most of the second floor was arranged like a bunkhouse, letting out beds to ironworkers that didn't have standalone housing in the bustling company town. A stare through this window would look to Lake Michigan, but not before a glance to the town jail, small workers cabins, and a beach used for collecting trash and debris from the smelting process. It all looks clean now...small depressions where buildings stood, green grass, and a sand beach lapped by crystal clear water.