In Memoriam: Wystan
Julian Trojanowski advertisement in the 1906 Michiganensian (U-M yearbook)
A true convenience for those who lacked running water at home (or at their rooming houses), Trojanowski's place was in the storefront between the Calkins Pharmacy and Sheehan's book store. He lived above the shop, and his wife Mina dressed ladies' hair upstairs. Trojanowski was a member of the Lyra Male Chorus, a branch of the Lyra Gesangverein, an Ann Arbor singing club led by "Professor" Reuben H. Kempf, a musician whose Greek Revival house on Division Street is now a city museum. Lyra, a semiprofessional group that performed in concerts at Hill Auditorium, was far more sophisticated than a mere barbershop quartet. Today the space that was Trojanowski's barbershop is the north half of the State Street Espresso Royale cafe, where U-M students slurp coffee treats and peck away at their laptops, day and night.
This photo shows Mr. T's State Street storefront, and his barber pole:
www.flickr.com/photos/70251312@N00/2092584012/
Julian Trojanowski advertisement in the 1906 Michiganensian (U-M yearbook)
A true convenience for those who lacked running water at home (or at their rooming houses), Trojanowski's place was in the storefront between the Calkins Pharmacy and Sheehan's book store. He lived above the shop, and his wife Mina dressed ladies' hair upstairs. Trojanowski was a member of the Lyra Male Chorus, a branch of the Lyra Gesangverein, an Ann Arbor singing club led by "Professor" Reuben H. Kempf, a musician whose Greek Revival house on Division Street is now a city museum. Lyra, a semiprofessional group that performed in concerts at Hill Auditorium, was far more sophisticated than a mere barbershop quartet. Today the space that was Trojanowski's barbershop is the north half of the State Street Espresso Royale cafe, where U-M students slurp coffee treats and peck away at their laptops, day and night.
This photo shows Mr. T's State Street storefront, and his barber pole:
www.flickr.com/photos/70251312@N00/2092584012/