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Here's a story I wrote for my blog about the Bogdan building on Gratiot, just north of Conner.
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A personal remembrance from my blog.
http://waycheaperthantherapy.weebly.com/

On April 1, 1961 WXYZ-TV and CKLW-TV swapped their 5 PM kid's show hosts for an elaborate gag. Johnny Ginger mysteriously appeared on "Jingles in Boofland" while Jerry Booth, in full Jingles costume,...

Thank you, FredGarvin. That would be appreciated.

Ed

Does anybody know what route the March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon took? I know it started at the Belle Isle Casino, went west on Jefferson thru downtown, then west on Michigan to Tiger Stadium. Where did...

"B’Wana Don” Hunt, who taught Detroit youngsters about the wonders of the animal world on his early 1960s local television show, has died at the age of 84.

His show, “B’Wana Don in Jungle-La,”...

A friend of mine is looking for information on local Detroit potato chip companies for a project she is working on. If you have any memories, photos or memorabilia you are willing to share, drop me...

1940s thru the 1960s Detroit TV is covered here.
www.detroitkidshow.com

Captain Jolly at downtown Hudsons.
http://www.detroitkidshow.com/captain_jolly_christmas.htm

Smirnoff,

What a great looking building. Needs more cow head. :)

I recently posted a story on my website about the Wilson's Dairy cow heads at I-94 and the Jeffries and at Mack and Lennox. I just received an email from someone claiming that there was a third cow...

No photos. Sorry.

They were filming the Batman Superman movie at the Russell Industrial Center at 6 AM this morning. The Batmobile looks like a high tech hooptie.

I'm kind of partial to this web site.
www.detroitkidshow.com

I did say "near Livernois." I'm amazed that it's still there.

That's it! I'd appreciate the correct spelling, if you don't mind. Thanks!

I've been racking my brain trying to remember the name of the old Polish pharmacy that was on Michigan Avenue near Livernois in the 1960s. I believe it started with the letter "P." Anybody???

The Detroit Emeralds???

DetroitPlanner,
Thanks for the info. Waterwinterwonderland was my first stop, but they didn't have the information I was looking for. Michigan/Junction was a great area. My dad grew up there and I...

Paging Gistok and/or other movie theater fans.

According to my research the Crystal Theatre, which was on the north side of Michigan Avenue at 31st, was actually the second Crystal on Michigan...

The only costume shop I remember in Dearborn is Lynch's.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
-George Santayana

Molotov cocktail.

There's a lot that we didn't cover and we have more footage. It could happen.

The Detroit Television history documentary currently airing on WTVS has a complete musical New Era commercial from 1951.