The story
"Meet me under the Kern's clock" - beloved Detroit store. Clock preserved in Detroit Historical Museum.
Everything that was here
- 1883–1959
Kern's Department StoreDepartment Store
"Meet me under the Kern's clock" - beloved Detroit store. Clock preserved in Detroit Historical Museum.
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Nearby history
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