Another quirky thing about the Penobscot had to do with the building being built in various phases. On one of the areas in the FOA space, the floor was not level, so there was a small stairway [[3...
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Another quirky thing about the Penobscot had to do with the building being built in various phases. On one of the areas in the FOA space, the floor was not level, so there was a small stairway [[3...
When I worked for First of America Bank in the 1990’s , a similar mural of Michigan was in the main banking hall of the Penobscot. It was not the one pictured in the original image, I also recall...
My parents left Brightmoor in 1956, because my father was told he would be transferred to the Ford Wixom plant when it was completed. My mother was not thrilled because she felt Novi was backward,...
My understanding about the development of Brightmoor in the 1920's by BF Taylor included the area west of Telegraph, which is actually Redford. The area was developed without infrastructure, and the...
I moved to Washington DC in early 2003. Within the first week the refrigerator died and we needed to get it repaired. Since we were in a new development, the street was not on mapquest. The...
When I saw this thread I immediately thought of her! One of my colleagues at NBD informed me that she had an account with the bank, and could be seen making deposits of her daily take at the...
The more comical thing that happened in the final days was the relocation of a boardroom table to the banks new facilities. There were two boardrooms in the space. One on the executive level...
During the early to mid 90's I was employed at a financial institution that was a successor to City National Bank. I was astonished at the condition of the office facilities in our rented space. ...
Unfortunately my family knows way to much on this subject!! My oldest child went to a camp and brought these guests back with her on a blanket. The exterminator told me they have had bedbug...
My dad also told me that the reason my grandparents had "amassed" the three lots was because the original developer, BF Taylor encouraged home purchasers to do so. The theory was as ones fortunes...
Reading this thread reminded me of a story my sister told me about my grandmother keeping Chinese fighting geese in her Brightmoor yard in the early 1950's. Apparently codes were not enforced then...
If I am not mistaken, the hobby shop was located on the north side of the mall across from the Sears entrance to the mall. Was it possibly Lobby Hobby? I think a Harmony House store occupied the...
My father began his employment at the Ford Motor Company, in January of 1941, at the age of eighteen, working as a bookeeper. However his involvement with Ford began well before this time. Growing...
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