This is big news in Ypsilanti/Depot Town, so I thought I’d post some links:
Ypsi’s Thompson block has burned down (from Mark Maynard)
Fire destroys Thompson Block (Ypsilanti Citizen)
Large fire guts historic building in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town; officials label fire ‘suspicious’ (from annarbor.com)
The Echo has a photo of the fire:
http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2009/09/thompson_block_destroyed_by_fire
And they got some video, too:
http://easternecho.com/index.php/multimedia/
The Echo rocks! It beats out Ann Arbor.com anytime!