Grosse Pointe News - March 18, 2018
An empty lot was at the corner of Mack and Calvin avenues until 1950, when Jay and Dave Charvat's grandfather, Louis, father, Bud, and uncle, Bob, built a flower shop on the location.
This was not the launch of Charvat The Florist, but a chapter in its 125 years in business.
"We're like a small business with a big history, but no one really knows it," said Dave Charvat.
The Detroit Historical Museum acknowledged the store's history, however, including Charvat the Florist as a "Streets of Old Detroit" business." ...
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