Great Lakes Roller Rink Chimney - Ypsilanti, Michigan - Lonely Chimneys on Waymarking.com

View Nearest waymark to see the sign. The posted coords are where I parked to photograph.

The Chimney is fenced in on private property. You can get a good view of it from the side of the street, though.

The following website (visit link) tells the devastating story of the fire.

The story in part:
"A fast-burning fire Thursday night destroyed a World War II-era roller rink, home to more than 60 years of memories in Ypsilanti Township. The owner of the Great Lakes Roller Rink, at 2041 Ecorse Road, smelled smoke at 11:30 p.m. and alerted Ypsilanti Township firefighters, whose station on Ford Boulevard is only a quarter mile from the rink. But the blaze burned so quickly that flames were shooting through the roof before the firefighters arrived, Capt. Vic Chevrette said this morning. Firefighters could see the fire from their station, he said. Owner James Edwards evacuated residents of six small apartments in the building before firefighters arrived, Chevrette said. No one was injured in the blaze."

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