Dittrich Furs will shut down on April 30. The shop has operated in Detroit for 132 years, as per the Detroit Metro-Times. Fifth-generation owners announced Saturday they plan to retire and attend to family health matters.
“After much reflection, the Dittrich family has made the decision to retire and focus on the health and well-being of our family,” the business said in a statement on social media. “This decision marks the closing of a remarkable era, one filled with relationships, traditions, and memories we will always cherish,” they added, as shared by Detroit Metro-Times.
The shop sits at 7373 Third Street. It holds the title of Detroit’s oldest privately held business. Emil Dittrich founded the company on Feb. 21, 1893. He was a furrier from London who opened a small wholesale shop on Witherall near Trapper’s Alley…