Search:

Bishop Gumbleton wrote, spoke, and lived the courage of his convictions - and was made to suffer for his honesty and forthrightness. The pursuit of radical Christianity is not rewarded in large...

Henry Whalley wrote: "IIRC there was an alleyway between the screening room and a nice motor lodge that may have been called the Park [or Temple] Motor Lodge."

Was that the Park Place Motor Hotel?...

Thank you, Lowell, for maintaining this wonderful site!!

I lurked for several years before signing up ... your Ruins of Detroit site dispelled any fantasies of what Detroit had become since I left...

Thank you, Ray, for sharing these pictures!! You were quite the handsome fella ... :)

1970 - Dad wanted me to get "some kind of deferment", so I attended college ... then, lottery #327 ... lucky, and to this day I give thanks. Many classmates went to Vietnam, some returned - a few...

Thank you for the good news, Lowell!! The ASWC is one of Detroit's cultural jewels - I recall visiting there in the early 1960s and was awed at the beautiful flowers.

Several Facebook groups, too ... enter "Antique Radio" or "Vintage Radio" in the FB search window. Nice people ... can help you with concepts, techniques, getting parts, etc.

BTW ... you have a...

From the article, it seems as though the dams are almost 100 years old [[sez they date from 1923) ... so who actually owns the physical structure of the dams? Was Boyce the owner, or did they only...

CPG/Chelsea history, many pix:
https://www.allpar.com/threads/chrysler%E2%80%99s-chelsea-proving-grounds-wind-tunnel-and-test-labs.229329/

Brief overview of other FCA test facilities, with...

What are llama used for in Michigan?

Please read carefully: https://usdebtclock.org/

In a seasonally-relevant comment, a famous man purportedly said, "... weep not for me, but for yourselves and for your children."

Gistok, you are wonderful!! Where is 56packman when we need him?

Theater organs [[TOs) were designed to supplant the more expensive pit orchestras prior to the advent of "talkies" [[movies with...

Yeah, cool videos ... looks like fun!!

bibs wrote: "It all boils down to control. Republicans tend to be bi-polar control freaks and anti regulation as well as anti big government. [...] Democrats tend to regulate until you can't do...

All our DYers make good points and are very patriotic. Unfortunately, SAR-CoV-02 propagation reached exponential behavior almost two weeks ago. The appended graphic shows that, if current trends...

Olds Toronado '67 -- best car Detroit made - 425, supercharged:
https://imganuncios.mitula.net/oldsmobile_toronado_1967_gasoline_1967_toronado_1967_oldsmobile_toronado_5470038557071756669.jpg...

A huge THANK YOU to Lowell and DYers for a fun and very informative website!! Can we hope for 20 more years??

Not to mention the reliance of our Defense Department on automotive technology ...

Thank you, Mr. Gilbert, for your excellent work in bringing new life to Detroit and for saving her landmark buildings. Warm wishes for a speedy and sustainable recovery, with many prayers for...

Here are some pix of the auditorium interior, and a historical narrative: https://abandonedonline.net/king-solomon-baptist-church/

Anyone have pix of the abandoned church interior?

Thank you, Gistok!! Did the Auditorium have a metal-leaf or metallic-sheen finish on the ceiling vault? The image you posted seems to show something like that ... or might it merely be intersecting...

Thank you for the history, Gistok!! You are a treasure :)

Some theaters still have their chandeliers, e.g., the Chicago Theatre:...

Yes ... we could get a glimpse driving on the Lodge, when riding home to the Thumb with Mom & Dad after a weekend of shopping & fun. Thank you, Zacha, for the fond memory :o

And WJR broadcast...

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20180121/news/650721/new-restaurant-planned-for-top-of-rencen

Good luck to the new restaurant/bar owners!!

W. Edwards Deming, a 'father of statistical quality control', wrote [[on the back cover of his book The Deming Management Method):


"Export anything to a friendly country except American...