The Detroit Athletic Club: 1887-2001
By Kenneth H. Voyles and John A. Bluth
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Beginning with the birth of the original club on Woodward Avenue in 1887, this book chronicles the history of the DAC up to the present, in over 200 vintage photographs-many never before seen outside of the club. Images gathered from the club's archives cover the formative years at the first club, the building and opening of the new club, the DAC's great athletic traditions, its membership and staff, social activities, the art of the DAC and its magnificent restoration at the end of the 20th century.
Kenneth H. Voyles
Kenneth H. Voyles is the current editor and publisher of the Club's award-winning magazine, the DAC News, while John A. Bluth is its retired publisher. Come take a fascinating voyage inside the grand and elegant walls of the Detroit Athletic Club and enjoy a truly resplendent history.
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The Detroit Athletic Club - Kenneth H. Voyles
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THE ORIGINAL DETROIT ATHLETIC CLUB
THE FIRST REPRESENTATION OF THE DAC’S FIRST CLUBHOUSE. This is an 1887 architect’s drawing of the clubhouse created by the firm of Gearing and Stratton. In addition to being an architect, J.V. Gearing was a founding member of the club. He was also the Wayne County Notary before whom the 29 founders appeared, on April 5, 1887, to present their Articles of Association, officially launching the DAC. Gearing’s company received approval from the club Board of Directors to build a $12,000 clubhouse in August of 1887.
PROBABLY THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DAC CLUBHOUSE. This image was taken sometime between completion of the clubhouse in March of 1888 and October of 1889, when a gymnasium was added to the right end of the building. Construction of the clubhouse had proceeded at breakneck speed during the fall and winter of 1887 so that the first annual meeting in March of 1888 could be held in the new, unfurnished building. Note that a 10-foot wooden fence is in the photo but not in the architect’s original