Building, Royal Oak, since 1939
B and C Grocery Building
No demolition on record
- Opened
- 1939
- Style
- Art Deco
- Standing
- 87 years
The B and C Grocery Building has stood on S. Main St. in Royal Oak since 1939, 87 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
In 1939, through the Depression, the war years and the postwar move to the suburbs, the B and C Grocery Building opened in Royal Oak.
It was built in the Art Deco style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Go see it at 417-19 S. Main St. Photos never get the scale right.
The B and C Grocery Building is a commercial building located at 417-19 South Main Street in Royal Oak, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Timeline
- 1939 Built Art Deco, Moderne
- 2006 Listed on the National Register March 22, 2006
- 2026 Today 87 years and still standing
Where it is
417-19 S. Main St., Royal Oak
On this map
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- B and C Grocery Building Royal Oak MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.