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In 1962, the MV Montrose sank almost directly under the bridge after colliding with a barge. The crowds it drew were huge, and it was my understanding that the foot traffic was so big that it tied...

To answer my own question, yes. It was owned by The Doughnut Corporation Of America which had a chain of 24 shops from New York to Chicago.

Was The Mayflower Coffee Shop part of a chain? Strikes me that there was one in New York City that used the same slogan. "As You Ramble On Thru Life, Whatever Be Your Goal, Keep Your Eye Upon The...

Interesting thread. Must admit though, any picture with a PCC car in it is a good picture.

Gistok.....

I was wondering the same. I know I've been here forever and maybe Lowell didn't collect info during the dark ages. BTW, I'm in the other Washington [[NOT D.C.)and have been since...

Nice to see he's still around. Lost track of him when his IM website was hacked a number of years ago.

Does he have an active website?

I think of him and his International Metropolis website if only for his annual post on Rememberance Day.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6BlOkpdkg8

That still doesn't answer the question. 1) is carrying a state issued "ID" required in Michigan, and 2) in Michigan does a Drivers License do anything legally except prove you are able to drive.

I'm going to ask a dumb question that will show I live out of state....

Are you REQUIRED by Michigan law to carry an ID? And if so, what?

I don't drive. After my stroke, I gave up my drivers...

It looks like [[for the moment, at least) the deal is off. Due to problems with the French government....which has a stake in Renault......and Nissan's reluctance to go along, Bloomburg is reporting...

I wonder if Renault is using this as a hedge against Nissan. The French car maker would like to take controling interest in Nissan to better control it's partner [[it has 43% of it) but Nissan has...

One thing that astounded me was the 2009 decision of Booth Newspapers to stop daily publication of most of their newspapers like the Bay City Times, Saginaw News, Flint Journal, Ann Arbor News and...

What do you think about a possible tie up between FCA and French auto maker PSA? Daniel Howes of The Detroit News, without saying so, gave the impression it might be an idea worth considering.
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I have a dumb question here......

Has anyone actually drawn a map of where people work within the past 30 years or so?

I seen to get the impression that transit options discussed here concern...

But when I lived in Seattle 35 years ago [[!) King County had a highly coordinated bus based transit system that would allow you to go anywhere in the county by bus. I was a floating manager for a...

You might want to try Peter Dudley's Detroit Area Railroad History Facebook page. Peter seems to be NYC centric, and a posting on his page might help you in your quest.

I, on the other hand, am a...

Note too that a Detroit/Toledo train [[if scheduled correctly) would offer accesability to the Lake Shore Limited, and thus train service from Detrout to Boston/New York City.

I am in agreement with 313 WX.

I am unaware of any books or studies of attempts to "build" new downtowns, although there are numerous urban planning failures in vain attempts to do so, from...

Has any action towards redevelopment of the Free Press Building happened since it's last sale in 2014.....or has it sold again since then.

An article in the Detroit News pointed out that FCA is pressed for manufacturing room with the 3rd row Jeep coming on line, and needed the production facility in the U.S. to produce it. I wonder...

One thing I miss is Andrew Foote's annual posting of In Flanders Field on his International Metropolis website. To that end, and in honor of Remembrance Day.....

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The construction took place from where to where?

Gistok is correct. I know it's out of the time line, but in the late 60's I worked for National Shoes on Woodward, and it was the same thing. The second floor was where the tintables were, and...

[[Slightly off topic, is the rough water on the hydroplane course still refered to as "The Whittier swells?)