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And yet, Detroit was much more culturally diverse in those days. Allow me to open a giant can of worms: 1920s Detroit was literally an international city. There was an actual, organically developed...

Agreed! Things seem rather manufactured and inorganic now.

What about the Bath Condolidated School bombing in the 1930s? There were mentally I'll people back then, too. There were also mental hospitals and resources to deal with it. They didnt mutter "civil...

It's not like they're going to want something in return, right? Would YOU want to move into apartments right in front of the people mover track? Let's see how much this costs [[and not necessarily in...

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It's good to see that his house is still standing and is in good condition at 208 Mack. I hope the interior wasn't messed with too much.

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This photo of the Cinderella Theater is from the Cinema Treasures website.

And what does HUD have to do with it? Doesn't the "H" stand for "housing"? Maybe it's "hoodwinked"? God save us from the "from the government and here to help" crowd. Like others on this thread, I'll...

I know Henderson well, Ray. My sister's best friend moved there years ago when it was a much smaller place.

From my research of the Detroit Free Press archives, the last funeral out of Calcaterra's at 1201 East Grand Boulevard was on March 17, 1959. There were apparently no funerals from Calcaterra's in...

Hi Everybody!

I know that haven't visited or posted any comments in a while. That's because I've been working on my novel and trying to get it ready to submit it to an actual, professional editor....

That's what it sounds like to me.

I feel sick. In all this time, nobody could be bothered to save/repurpose this architectural gem while building shoddily constructed ugly shit? The acoustics in this place were AMAZING! :[[

Well, thank goodness for that! I've learned so much from him.

Glad you agree. See? We CAN all get along on DetroitYES. :cool:

Brian Epstein never would have approved of that. Glad things happened the way they did.

Me neither. We should preserve historical architecture as the builders intended, the way it was viewed and enjoyed by our early citizens. I don't like "re-envisioning" or "re-making" historical...

Not only good business practices, but advertising, too, pays off big. I'm in Texas and I see their ads EVERYWHERE around here.

Of historical significance, this school was attended by members of one of Detroit's most notorious 1920/1930-era gangs. As reported in Wikipedia:

"Most of the Purple Gang's core members went to...

Thank you, Lowell Boileau and company, for furnishing a place for this long-time ex-pat, third-generation Detroiter to nourish her soul, warm her heart and learn about that place by the fast-moving...

WOW This looks like a castle. Vintage Detroit architecture never ceases to amaze me.

This reminds me of a rare "visual" Dad Joke that my father used to demonstrate to make us young skulls full of mush laugh. So easily entertained!

CHARLES ATLAS: Dad would suck in his gut, and flex...

There used to be a club in Houston in the late 80s-early 90s called "The Headbanger's Ballroom" that was open from 6pm to 6am. At 1:55am, the bar would close the cabinet behind the bar that contained...

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The Aorta? Heck, I was a regular! Harvey "Motown" Turner played the most spectacular dance music...rock, Motown, you name it......if it was danceable, it got played. Harvey also had a side...

Did I used to go and see Cheap Trick in the mid-70s [[1975-1976) at the Red Carpet, or did I just dream that? Too many Singapore Slings, perhaps? LOL