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Thanks for sharing Ray.
Back when I was sailing "relief" 30 years ago on the Lakes, I made it a point to ask the vets aboard [[who were about the same age as I am now, they seemed ancient...

Ray1936-Beats the morgue.
Amen Ray!
[[Drove by your childhood home in GR-looks great, so does the neighborhood.)

Could it of been called "Boofland?" Like the local kid's TV show of the late 50's-early 60's? As a runt, we lived on Detroit's west side, then later Livonia. I recall a few family pictures from that...

Say it loud, I'm a CCC and I'm proud!

A true loss. She was unpretentious as she was talented.

Matt's work is always intelligent, affectionately eccentric and despite the handle "The Amazing Cynical Man", is subtly endearing.

I'm sure his insider's take on Hamtramck will follow form.
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Familiarity must breed contempt.
Interesting comment since we recently moved to GR from our native Detroit.
We've found GR to posses a wide range in style of housing stock including plenty of...

Thanks Mike, for again validating my sea-stories.

Ahh, it brings back the memories of the stench of sulphur and layers of soot-gray.

Next up is to prove the existence of the compound I was held...

"I talked to a welder's helper who was working out there and he said he looked over at the ground where they were working and there was a crack with flames coming out of it. I don't know if that was...

So this is what the vaunted "creative class" that's supposed to rescue the city do to fix it?
They're no better than the hoodlums that steal the hub-caps from our Rambler or knock the bird-feeder...

Here's a pal's Paczki Day remembrances. Zabawiac sie!

I remember the excitement inside me growing as I would climb into the attic and help Dad bring down all the boxes of Paczki decorations.
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"Are you feeling lucky punk? Did I say six cylinders or eight? What I have here is a 440 magnum, the most powerfull engine in the world..."

The problem with it being built by the Chinese is you'll want to cross it again in 20 minutes.

What's the address?

Great idea. Maybe a parallel "Falling Down" [[a 1993 film where an average nice guy gets pushed too far) would be in order.

"All I wanted to do is sit in a public park. Is that too much to ask?"

Hilarious Packman-well said.

You might add that often you would become separated from your ride [[this was eons before cell phones) but somehow you made it home-be it bumming a ride, walking or...

“Memory is an iffy thing.” Who can forget the dirigible races at the State Fair? Now that’s worth remembering.

Fernwood Dodge was at the site where the Pizza Hut is. The building now also houses...

Where was Ramchargers on Hilton? Was Hodges Dodges at the same facility back in the day as they are now? Was it ever south of Cambourne at what used to be Fernwood Dodge?
I had a summer job at...

I briefly lived at SC about 20 years ago. It felt very European with its solid brick construction, arched entrances and sweet interior woodwork.

The desolation of the neighborhood at the time,...

Got that straight, bro.

I don't know nuthin' 'bout no buried treasure. Especially one that's twenty paces west of the Belle Isle Casino north entrance, seven paces east of the trash barrel,...

Deep in the heart of Steeler Country, exiled in a city [[Youngstown), that ranks ahead of Detroit in Forbe's "Most Miserable City", I joined the "masses" that were mesmerized by it.
I initially...

My aunt and uncle graduated from there in the 50's [[Kraft). I've always wondered what the interior looked like. Thanks for posting!

"Contact 10" and "Action Line". The "power of the press" to help the readers with problems big and small. The Sunday magazines-local features be it fall colors or those pesky punk rockers.
But most...

...no more heroes anymore.

Any updates?