Well I spent the first part of my day Saturday in the old ad building
doing some cleanup work. The building has to be cleaned up before it is
turned over to the city. We went in and removed all the trash and junk
left over when the offices were vacated and swept the floors and
carpets.
 My time was spent on the 3rd and 4th floors.I got to see the former
Studebaker Presidents office in person.What a neat place! The office
sits on the South East corner of the building overlooking the corner of
Main and Bronson,on the 4th floor.It has leaded glass casement type
windows,with fantastic stained glass stationary windows above. Each
stained glass window is a dedication to a Trade.
Furrier,Wheelsmith,Upholsterer,Black-
smith and Silversmith are some that I remember off the top of my head.
The woodwork in the office is extensive,and dark in color,with what I
believe to be the family Crest on 2 walls. It is a bit Gothic in
decoration,in my opinion.
 There is a great fireplace in the office on the West wall.To the right
of the office is an executive meeting room,also with its own large
fireplace.The doors to this room are 2 to 3 inches thick! They are solid
wood and hang on some very large hinges. I am only guessing they are so
thick to keep conversations from being heard on the outside.
 The office has its own bathroom with a shower,toilet and sink. There
are 2 doors in to it.The whole thing appears to be as built with no
updates since.There is a fancy marble pedistal
sink with original faucet. LOL, I took a leak in the same toilet that a
Studebaker did,and washed my hands at the very same sink while looking
into the same mirror. Sure would have been neat to see the reflections
of those that gazed into that glass before me than merely my old mug!
 I stood in that office wishing that walls could talk.The stories they
must keep.
Conversations,decisions,triumphs won and losses mourned. It was a
bittersweet moment,and I am lucky to have gotten it.
I also took a few pictures on my break.
I got some headshaking for it,but they dont understand.I think it was
cool!
  And I have never seen so many vaults ! There are 2 huge ones in the
basement,and many on the floors I worked on. The library looked weird
with its floor to ceiling shelves empty,the sliding ladder awaiting
someone to again climb it. I got interviewed in that same library when I
hired in.
  I have fond memories of running around the building and the
Studebakers on display back when they were in the windows on Bronson
street when I was little,and now I have some of things I never thought I
would get to see. It was a good day.