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  1. RE: marina In older small engines [[boats,...

    RE: marina

    In older small engines [[boats, mowers, chain saws, weed wackers and more) ethanol causes quick plastic deterioration and/or carburetor issues.
    In Northerm MI, most stations sell...
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    4181 Dix

    4181 Dix was Symak's in the late-50s to 70s.
    Not sure what it was before then.
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    "You have a pension?!?" KMart Pensions are...

    "You have a pension?!?"
    KMart Pensions are vested and managed by a separate company.

    FWIW, some of those gals that worked at the K for decades were making decent money [[add pension and...
  4. Is this in the general vicinity of the former...

    Is this in the general vicinity of the former Plum Street?
  5. decades ago, there used to be a small gas station...

    decades ago, there used to be a small gas station on the northwest corner of Fort & Dearborn. Maybe a Tulsa [[or similar) don't recall the exact name.
    Wonder if the underground tanks were ever...
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    Can tiny houses save Detroit?...

    Can tiny houses save Detroit?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY4s5T6cLSw
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    some where there's an old thread with a colorized...

    some where there's an old thread with a colorized map of the annexation boundaries 1806-1926.
    Maybe Lowell recalls?
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    There used to be a small newsstand structure on...

    There used to be a small newsstand structure on Michigan Ave near Woodward.
    Likely other places as well.
    Anybody have any info/dates on the Michigan Ave Stand?
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    Hey Lowell, 'Online' takes away...

    Hey Lowell,
    'Online' takes away from local jobs, and many things related to local spending [[at least the portion of profits the non-local-affiliation gains).

    It's been going on...
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    TAsmo (sp?) and DIamond. DUunkirk (Lincoln Park).

    TAsmo [[sp?) and DIamond.
    DUunkirk [[Lincoln Park).
  11. Nearly all these areas in the 50s were safe for...

    Nearly all these areas in the 50s were safe for un-escorted women and even young children alone to walk the streets shopping.
  12. Delray: Having seen that area many times in the...

    Delray: Having seen that area many times in the 50s and 60s [[it was even dwindling then) filled with homes, people and a steady stream of daily traffic, only leaves me to wonder what it looked like...
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    lowell, According to the Wiki page,...

    lowell,
    According to the Wiki page, there was an execution at Milan in 1938.
    Was unable to locate a list [[sure one exists somewhere) of infamous prisoners. Knew somebody that was a guard...
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    Jimaz, the movie 'The Imitation Game'...

    Jimaz,
    the movie 'The Imitation Game' offers some unique insights into the use of Colossus and code breakers.
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    1920s40130

    1920s40130
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    MikeM, These two pics were absconded...

    MikeM,
    These two pics were absconded from eBay in 2011.
    Says the pics were 1920s.40129
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    East end was a parking structure and west end was...

    East end was a parking structure and west end was a garage.
    There's old threads and pretty sure even pics.
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    uncledave, Aye to Norman Chris...

    uncledave,
    Aye to Norman Chris Boring.

    Flora, Former P.R. Head At USTA, Dead At 70
    Earl Flora, public relations director for the U.S. Trotting Association from 1960 to 1972,...
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    The gent on the right wrote some colorful harness...

    The gent on the right wrote some colorful harness racing columns. Some thought he was daft, while most enjoyed his humor.
    Here's a Mar 1976 article.
    The horse gets the vote
    despite 'rocky' ...
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    FWIW, somebody will get the MI Hall of Fame...

    FWIW, somebody will get the MI Hall of Fame horseman/driver.
    The B on his chest [[along with his colors) a giveaway.
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    unclecleave, good guess on Rayle (would've fit...

    unclecleave, good guess on Rayle [[would've fit right in with Ackerman and LeGoff), but not he.
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    uncledave, ditto! eastsideal, from 1950 (when...

    uncledave, ditto!

    eastsideal, from 1950 [[when DRC opened) through 1984 [[last year of harness racing there) the facility was leased for the harness racing meets.

    Al Publican, track was in...
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    stasu, thanks. You caught the easy ones, as they...

    stasu, thanks. You caught the easy ones, as they were on the tube nightly.
    The horseman in colors should almost be as easy.
    The gent on the far right, although not well-known locally was the then...
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    Wolverine Raceway 1977

    Are you able to ID all four?
    Names will be provided with moderate participation39539.

    Title should read 1975
  25. audio cables. You may by most any store that...

    audio cables. You may by most any store that offers electronics.
    You may even use the cables that come with cable tv connections.
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