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Yesterday, we began a tour through the basement of the Harmon Real Estate building. It is what many refer to as a "Michigan basement" with colorful rocks and grey mortared -- beautiful in its own right. But what caught my eye was this black half-sized door. It extended from the ceiling halfway down to the floor. From the outside of the building, there is no evidence now of this door, but years earlier there would have been a hatch to open to allow coal to be shoveled into the basement. The now empty bins are to the left, not in the picture.