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Gail Harris died on November 14. He was 81. Gail played for the Detroit Tigers in the late 1950s after playing for New York Giants.
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I wonder what rare records/recordings Peoples lost in that 2008 fire? How did Peoples rebuild his/their inventory to over 100.000 so fast?

The migration into Wayne County from Hampton Roads is due to the Ford Plant in Norfolk VA being closed. A few hundred people chose to move to Detroit area instead of taking a buy-out.

He hasn't posted in over a year. Has he taken the Bob-Lo boat to the other side of life?

My first job was at the Rustler's Steak House on Wayne Road across from Westland Shopping Center [[or Westland Mall) in 1976. I was a dishwasher but they also had me to come out from the back to...

I never realized just how huge the pitcher's mound is. Doesn't look that big on TV.

My worry is if Detroit is indeed turning a corner in a number of ways, what would happen if we get a double-dip recession? Perhaps worst than the recent one? The Book Cadillac can't depend on only...

How does the old Tiger Stadium site look like now? I live in Virginia so its not like I can just drive there to see for myself.

Yes, the one near Merriman Road and Ann Arbor Trail is still standing on it's own pole! I remember that one as a kid.

Well, all this plotting and strategizing by Mike Illitch will keep Alzheimer's from affecting him! :D He's exercising his brain ya know.

"I find it perplexing that only 20 years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the West continues to implement laws that mimic all of the failed policies of our former "communist" foes. In fact, our...

Was one of the Elias Brother's the founder of the Professional Bowlers Assocation?

Those "floors" which the bookshelves were on seems to be just metal plates [[pretty ones though) welded into what amounts to a scaffolding frame. I guess they couldn't have more than one or two...

There is some type of pending construction project request for clearing of the Airport Trailer Park here:...

From the Internets......

From 2004....."In the city of Detroit, Standard Federal Bank will benefit from brownfield tax capture valued at about $241,500. The revenue will be used to repare...

Can anyone give a bit of background on who Stella is and what she's known for?

Looking at the old picture with the rail cars beside it and the current Bing map of the building, it appears that the rails has been moved 100 or so feet in the direction of French Road since the...

An article on Stafford's grit play against Cleveland.

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/detroit-qb-has-lions-share-guts-and-glory

sorry for repeat post. Don't know how to delete it.

Geez, how soon you guys forget the sold-out Wrestlemanias? All they need to do is have weekly pro wrestling mega-matches and throw in the roller-derby girls and 80,000 dum-dums will show up each...

I've heard that there are more than one entry fee; to the tune of about $150,000.

The youngest champion of the World Series of Poker is from Shelby Township, Michigan. His mother works as a dealer at the MotorCity Casino in Detroit.
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My last two cars were Mustangs, 2004 and my current 2007. I never had any problems with either of them [[so far for the 2007 one). I did have a minor vibrating braking problem in the 2007 but it was...

Thanks, Don, once again for all your pictures. Perhaps one more go around after all the machinery and rubble is completely gone?

Growing up in Westland, I only saw red and brown squirrels. In 1979, I moved to Holland Michigan and saw an abundance of black squirrels and only black squirrels. Maybe Meijers [[the Grand...