during my family tree research, I found that one of my ancestors was a driver for a livery company in Detroit in 1887, according to the city directory.... and since library's keep some old maps, I can see exactly where that livery stable was, at 43 West Congress st

 

Above is the zoomed in map showing GF Case livery stable, and then zoomed out

here's some other interesting companies in that neighborhood, the Detroit Carriage Woodwork Co, the Reichle Brothers Carriage Factory, the Webster Manufacturing Engine Builders, Jas. Jenks Machinery

the map even shows the railroads

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/3929071.0001.001/8?page=root;print=1;size=100;view=text

where the livery, and all the other small companies were, is now a couple skyscrapers. Probably the wood buildings were accidentally burned down, or bought up and replaced with newer company and corporate buildings as downtown became less frontier and more profit driven because in the roaring 20s, the area became known as the financial district

the whole block is now just two buildings, one is the Guardian Building, built in 1928-29 in the art deco style 

The building has been designated a National Historic Landmark, and is owned by Wayne County, Michigan and serves as its headquarters.

The Guardian Building is one of the most significant and striking Art Deco skyscrapers in the world. The building’s taller north tower and smaller octagonal south tower are connected with a nave-like block similar to the plan of a cathedral. In fact, the Guardian Building was once promoted as “the Cathedral of Finance.” Its grandeur was, and still is, unconventional. Visitors are awestruck by the explosion of color, craftsmanship and blending of Native American, Aztec, and Arts & Crafts influences.

The exterior of the Guardian Building is faced with stunning tangerine colored bricks resting on a granite base. Polychromed terra cotta on the upper stories was purposefully over-scaled to be seen by motorists on the street below. 

Designed by Michigan architects, erected by Michigan contractors, and built by Michigan artisans: the Guardian Building is virtually a temple of Michigan commerce and ingenuity. The Griswold Street entrance is crowned with a semi-dome lined with symbolic custom tiles, and the main lobby has a large glass mosaic as well as the spectacular mural in the original banking hall.

At about a third of the height of the three-story vaulted ceiling is a walkway where the guard would have paced in the bank’s heyday.  The lobby contains materials from all over the world, from Italian Travertine marble to Tavernelle marble from Tennessee to Namibian marble, which the architect was so desperate to use that he reopened a mine in Africa that had been closed for more than 30 years.

and it's equipped with a rare Tiffany clock (one of four in that style ever created)

https://www.guardianbuilding.com/
https://www.awesomemitten.com/pure-detroit-tours-guardian-building/