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Current plans call for restoration as a "dockside attraction", parties, weddings, etc. Much further down the line power may be restored, but not in the financial cards as of now. The Columbia on the...

Only a few were powered by the Chrysler V-8 engines, some are still in existence, can't get to it right now but there are a couple YouTube videos for them. They were the true air raid sirens. the...

I'm having a problem believing Seger's only coming to Detroit for 1 night on what is possibly his last tour...he's never done that to his "hometown" since he started doing arena shows. He always does...

They also used to flood the field in front of thr Canon Rec Center in the 60's and 70's. Noone ever worked there, if you wanted to skate you brought your shovels and cleaned it off. The better ice...

26116Anyone remember the Chrysler V8 air raid sirens? History[edit]Built during the World War II and Cold War era from 1952 to 1957 [[second generation) by Chrysler, its power plant contained a newly...

Willi,
You seem to have a lot of information on this, and it's very much appreciated! I had a thread on here a couple years back wondering about the massive [[and deep) construction project at 15...

From today's Freep:

They're protesting getting pulled over while breaking the law? Folks are mad because people with warrants are getting taken to jail? Another article:...

Balduck and Cannon rec center both opened hydrants to form rinks. Balduck had the warming rooms to go along with the sledding, and would flood a low area just off the parking lot for skating. Cannon...

Here comes the replacements!http://whiskywall.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/clown_car_122860.gif

First of all, I would hate to see the DIA collection broken up and sold off. But realistically, what percentage of Detroit residents actually use the DIA, or have ever been there? Compare that number...

From the prior thread: This building was owned by the same owners [[Forbes) and opened as "Downtown Paint and Supply" during the Theater renovations. It was a Pratt and Lambert [[paint) distributor,...

I must have heard this phrase two dozen times in the last week or so, referring to everyone from Ficano to Kwame to Dugan. His Wiki entry is innocent enough:


Edward H. McNamara [1] served as...

Kwame for EFM! Lock him up in the City County Building and let him out once a week to throw Birfday parties! All his buddies will bring money he can use to pay off City debt $500 at a time...Give him...

All right, this one can't be easy [[I sure don't know!)...it's a Shorpy picture...what is the car on the right? That has to be one of the sexiest fenders I have ever seen!...

'60 or '61 Ford...Fairlane or Zephyr? Probably Canadian or Australian?

I haven't seen this covered anywhere, my apologies if I missed it. As I'm going through the thread and seeing a lot of the Grosse Pointe pictures in particular, I'm reminded of growing up in East...

I remember going with my father to Vergote's and picking out the live duck from the cages, then coming back in a couple hours to get the carcass dressed for the oven. Kind of weird for a city kid...

Let me start out that I'm not an extremely political person. I vote every election, consider myself conservative, but am open to both [[any) sides of an issue.
I'm trying to understand the...

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A Frank Rizzo film in two parts...

Interesting memory at least involving the trolleys...back in the '84 World Series the city had set up a large screen in Hart Plaza where you could go down to watch the games. In what turned out to be...

No, it has to be hard. Detroitnerds hypothetical situation indicates lack of mother, father, siblings, friends, schoolmates, counselors all who should be willing to assist. Have someone walk to...

East English Village certainly had alleys, they were closed off in the very late 60's. We lived on Harvard and had an alley that ran lengthwise parallel to Harvard and Cadieux. There was a large...

Thanks for all the interesting Crane history! Love it!

I live near the 15 Mile and Harper area, Clinton Twp, just between St. Clair Shores and Harrison Township. I hear a noise that may be called similar to a hum, but really sounds like a high horsepower...

Ray1936,
Not to flame out or anything here, but you can't say all of today's music sucks...there are some fantastic musicians out there both on the national and local scenes. I cruise the internet...