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I mentioned the Uptown Theater several times in my previous posts. Maybe you didn't read them. You will see the Uptown listed in the Polk directory from 1954 that xequar posted.

The Uptown was a...

I am not MlkeM, but i am interested in what you find at the Burton collection. As far as I know, the only pictures of the area are what has already been posted. Hopefully, you can come up with...

I notice that 3 storefronts are vacant next to the Kresge store. Some of the businesses that I remember are not on the list such as Cunningham's & the Uptown theatre. I do know that the Uptown...

I have seen that picture. A lonely sign pointing to what was.

No one that I know of has any pictures of that business district. We just did not go up and down Mack Ave. snapping pictures. I...

I have had the same experience on the various forums. Not many if any Eastsiders.

Not only are there Eastsiders on this forum but many of the posters are excellent researchers. I have seen...

Don't you have to physically go to the library to view the Burton Collection? Sort of hard to do if you live 2,000 miles away.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I would love to reconstruct that...

Fantastic! Thank you MikeM!

Do the sanborn maps list the name of the businesses that were located along that strip during a specific time frame? The only images that I have of the old business district is what I have stored in...

I was more than happy to provide the link. I would like the whole world to know of the horrifying crimes that took place in our beloved neighborhood.

I only learned of Johnny's murder about 2...

I lived on Mack Ave. & Barham from 1951 - 1955 and attended Clark Elementary school. I lived on Eastlawn St. from 1955- 1962 and attended Jackson Jr. Hi and Southeastern. I graduated from S.E. in...

Actually Elvis was with Dolly Parton last year. They were together in Elvis's pink Cadillac driving from Memphis to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. Y'all must not have seen the Tennessee Dept. of Tourism...

I also worked in downtown Detroit in 1961. Not only did you sometimes have to wait for 2 or three busses, but usually the trip meant standing up most of the way home because all of the seats were...

In 1961, I stood in Campus Martius watching the first wrecking ball slam into the old city hall. What a sad sight. Most people at that time did not want to see the old city hall destroyed. The...

I would advise you to high tail in on out of state and take your family with you. You have no respect for older people and the wisdom that comes with that age. You will pass on to your children the...

The picture below was taken in 1938 at Mack & Chalmers. The corner looked much the same in the 1950's & early 60's, minus the streetcar wires and 1930's cars. The Uptown theatre was located on the...

Thank you for the warm welcome! I have been lurking on this forum for almost a year and have loved the informative and nostalgic postings. I have been away from Detroit for so many years which...

Like you, I wish the video had show more of the Eastside. I think there might have been a shot of the corner of Mack & Chalmers at 31:47. The bank bldg & houses to the right look very familiar. ...