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    Actually Oyler hit .135 in 68.

    Actually Oyler hit .135 in 68.
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    When I've been in Detroit I have only rode on a...

    When I've been in Detroit I have only rode on a few routes on DDOT and never gone too far away from downtown on the bus but I would think it's pretty similar to waiting for a bus in Chicago,...
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    Team merchandise, I see Tigers, Spartans and...

    Team merchandise, I see Tigers, Spartans and Wolverines fans and would think they are from Michigan.
  4. I had my Chrysler 200 up to 120 that was tops for...

    I had my Chrysler 200 up to 120 that was tops for me.
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    I don't notice too many Michigan people in my...

    I don't notice too many Michigan people in my neighborhood. I'm off of Halsted in Bridgeport, I noticed a bar a few years back on Diversey closer to the lake that was a Michigan Wolverine bar.
  6. So your beef is with building a new arena? I've...

    So your beef is with building a new arena? I've been to games at Joe Louis and the place is a dump in an isolated part of town, you have 20,000 people crammed into one level with a cramped concourse,...
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    I believe that DDOT only runs until 1:00.

    I believe that DDOT only runs until 1:00.
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    Millender Center opened in 1985 and the People...

    Millender Center opened in 1985 and the People Mover started operating on July 31, 1987.
  9. I'm just confused on why everything should be...

    I'm just confused on why everything should be named for one family. Whenever I've been in Detroit I could lose count at how many things have the name Ford on them, that name is already established as...
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    I haven't ever seen any types of animals like...

    I haven't ever seen any types of animals like that in Chicago but it wouldn't surprise me if there was I'm assuming if there are that they are roaming around the industrial areas on the far Southside...
  11. I take it that SMART is the suburban bus system...

    I take it that SMART is the suburban bus system and I know DDOT is the city bus system. It's not any different here, there are two bus systems, PACE and CTA then Metra and CTA trains.

    What my...
  12. I know I'm not from Detroit but I filled up for...

    I know I'm not from Detroit but I filled up for $1.97 at a Speedway station by O'Hare the other day. Most stations in the inner city of Chicago are in the $2.49-$2.69ish range.
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    Wow White Castle is an institution in Detroit?...

    Wow White Castle is an institution in Detroit? I've never liked White Castle and only ate there once when I was drunk and discovered I didn't like it.
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    I don't think that downtown Detroit has the...

    I don't think that downtown Detroit has the population density to support it. The Near North Side of Chicago has right around 80,000 people in an area of about three square miles which is about the...
  15. My last post I was wondering which station it...

    My last post I was wondering which station it was, it's Wilson, it's the first station after the S curve at Sheridan going north.
  16. Oglive isn't a CTA station it only serves METRA...

    Oglive isn't a CTA station it only serves METRA trains. I'm not sure which station he's talking about because they just came out with $203 million for the Wilson Red Line station and $240 million for...
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    I ride the L every day, I mainly use the Red,...

    I ride the L every day, I mainly use the Red, Blue and Orange line otherwise I use the bus. The reason that bus ridership is higher than rail ridership in Chicago is because the bus is much more...
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    Effective August 1, 1949, the Ravenswood Line, as...

    Effective August 1, 1949, the Ravenswood Line, as it was to be known in the modern era, was instituted. During normal service hours, trains operated from Kimball to the Loop, moving from the subway...
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    There were stations at Halsted and Larrabee on...

    There were stations at Halsted and Larrabee on the Brown Line but those stations closed in 1949 due to service cuts. Even so the Brown Line really didn't come that close to Cabrini Green, and the...
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    I don't know exactly what station you are talking...

    I don't know exactly what station you are talking about all the stations that were between armitage and sedgewick were closed at the same time in 1949. The CTA hasn't closed any station for being too...
  21. I think that Dan Gilbert needs to get over his...

    I think that Dan Gilbert needs to get over his obsession of trying to tell other people what to do. that's great that you're in reviving downtown Detroit and all but the Pistons play within...
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    they close those Brown Line stations in 1949 due...

    they close those Brown Line stations in 1949 due to ridership. the north and Clybourn Red Line station is very close to where Cabrini Green was.
  23. I've lived in Chicago all my life and Logan...

    I've lived in Chicago all my life and Logan Square is the same as it always has been, I was in Logan Square on Friday and there wasn't anything there that impressed me as far as change goes and I'm...
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    I don't think this has ever been a problem in...

    I don't think this has ever been a problem in Chicago, the Purple Line extends into Evanston, the Blue Line goes to Forest Park, the Green Line goes to Forest Park, the Pink Line goes to Cicero and...
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