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Upon inspection of a map, it appears that just north of Mt. Olivet, there's a business called Nolan Distribution, so I assume that's what the GTW's Nolan Yard was named for.

My grandfather, Charles George Nolan, Sr., was a Grand Trunk Western detective who was murdered while on the job just north of Mt. Olivet Cemetery on May 13, 1924. Was the "Nolan Yard" named after...

Thank you! If I ever reprint the book, I'll add this photo.

Thank you, anyway. The book has been published.

That matches their nickname "Cardinals"--thank you!

Did East Commerce have the same school colors as Commerce?

Ben,
My book on Detroit's public high schools is about ready to go to the printer, and since you're one of the individuals who provided helpful information [[and thus are mentioned on the...

The photos in your post are powerfully moving, especially for older Detroiters [[like me)--thank you for your efforts!

I can remember going for Sunday drives with my parents and grandmother in the...

I think that you're right. It looks to me like the high school might have been next to the rectory, on Justine, in the area now covered by small units of some type [[in the below photo).

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Thanks, Margarite--that's another confirmation that the Felician Academy stayed at Canfield & St. Aubin until it closed in 1967.

Not that old a brain! You are right--the place burned down on November 3, 1969.
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Thank you so much for the information; it does indeed help! That confirms that they stayed there at Canfield until the high school was closed, and that the two photos of the motherhouse that I have...

Unfortunately, my father did not graduate from St. Joe's, therefore although I have done fairly extensive research on this, I do not have the one unique source that you do. I am not sure why a...

St. Augustine High School closed in 1966. The cornerstone of the building at 13477 Eureka in which [[I think) they were last housed shows a date of 1962. Were they really at the Eureka location for...

The Patronage of St. Joseph High School closed in 1969. Can someone post a photo of the school? [[Almost no trace of the school now exists at the site.)

The Felician Academy, an all-girls high school, was housed in the Felician motherhouse at St. Aubin & Canfield. In 1936, the Felician motherhouse moved to Livonia.

Did the Felician Academy move...

Thanks for the information.

By the way, for anyone wondering, I do have all of the school colors, school nicknames, and architects for all of the high schools and buildings that I did not list in...

Well, Ray Hunter the florist does not have any photos of Alex M. Hunter, his ancestor, so that is a dead end. But it was a nice try.

Thanks for the florist lead--I'll follow it up.

The schoolhouse on Bayside was still standing as of 1961, but that's where my information on that ends.

I'll look forward to any info you can...

Thank you; I do have many images of the 1893 fire, including this one. It must have been a scary sight!

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HIGH SCHOOL


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East Commerce

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My book on the history of Detroit's high schools, Shadowed Brilliance: A Photographic Exploration...

Northwestern High School; Built 1911; Address 6300 Grand River

Marr Elementary School; Built 1913; Address 6250 Grand River

McMichael Middle School; Built 1917; Address 6230 Grand River
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From the 1943 Commerce HS / E. Commerce HS yearbook:

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So, it looks like the nickname of East Commerce High School was the Cardinals.