“I found it!” exclaims Alex Marsh regarding the skull-and-crossbones architectural detail featured in December. “Creepy.” “The skull is above the door to MAKE Art Studio located at 215 1/2 S. Main Street,” writes Cathy Chow–“on the building that houses Urban Jewelers and Footprints,” writes Mark Stefaniak.
This detail–along with the Templar cross on the window below it–is a symbol of Freemasonry. “The emblem in the photo is there because the third floor was the second Masonic Hall in Ann Arbor,” relays Tom Jameson, who adds, the “building was originally designed as a two-story structure, but the third floor was added to be used by the Masonic bodies.”
The neighboring Vault of Midnight boasts a skull logo, but that’s completely coincidental–it was adopted before the comic-book store moved to Main St., and is unrelated to the Freemasonry skull emblem.
Mark Stefaniak won our random drawing from among seven correct entries. He’ll enjoy his $25 gift certificate at the Common Grill in Chelsea.
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To enter this month’s contest, identify the photo on the Back Page of the January issue and send your answer to the address at the bottom of the page.