▁down ▁south . ▁They ▁sle pt ▁in ▁h ob o ▁cam ps ▁and ▁picked ▁up ▁food ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁find ▁it . ▁ ▁Wo ody ' s ▁Bill i ard ▁Par lor ▁Sk ir vin ▁clean ed ▁windows , ▁drove ▁c abs , ▁and ▁even ▁pushed ▁a ▁veget able ▁cart ▁door ▁to ▁door ▁before ▁making ▁his ▁first ▁real ▁estate ▁purchase ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁Wo ody ' s ▁Bill i ard ▁Par lor ▁on ▁E . ▁Michigan ▁Street ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana . ▁The ▁building ▁had ▁a ▁pool ▁room ▁which ▁he ▁operated , ▁and ▁apart ments ▁up st airs . ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁jobs ▁with ▁good ▁w ages ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁plants . ▁Sk ir vin ▁and ▁wife ▁Le ona ▁moved ▁to ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁tool ▁and ▁die ▁shop . ▁ ▁Sk ir vin ▁Tool ▁& ▁Engineering ▁Two ▁engine - l ath es ▁and ▁two ▁ben ch ▁dr ill - press es ▁in ▁a ▁two - car ▁gar age : ▁such ▁was ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Sk ir vin ▁Tool ▁& ▁Engineering ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁first ▁project ▁was ▁an ▁aircraft ▁job . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁success , ▁more ▁orders ▁came ▁in ▁and ▁the ▁little ▁gar age ▁was ▁not ▁large ▁enough . ▁So ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁" for ced " ▁moves ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁sq . ▁ft