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Pushing the cyclist's behavior to the side for the moment, the driver's probably hosed. If the driver was still in the car, then he could have just as easily put up the window or driven away. His...

You beat me to the punch! The DTE collection is absolutely amazing and can be a giant time-suck.

I too will be on the lookout.

Question: Are the markings for the business magnetic, or are they permanently affixed?

Also, for those on the lookout: The 1992 and later Suburbans all look a...

Oh good grief! If Detroit were really that dangerous, I'd be dead seven times over by now. I bike through the city several times per week. I used to ride through Brightmoor every day on my way to...

She was pretty unpopular by the end of her tenure as governor, so that probably knocked her out for a couple cycles at least. More notably, though, is that typically the next step up the political...

As a question, though, how much of that reduction can be attributed to people falling off the unemployment rolls or leaving the state entirely? How much of that reduction in unemployment came about...

There's something to be said for name recognition, though. At least two suburbanites in this thread have expressed interest in a TH in that location, and if someone's heading downtown for a...

To think, had the later parts of the war gone differently, we'd spell some words with an extra "u," our road signs would have crowns on them instead of shields and diamonds, we'd have multicoloured...

1967 Polk Directory listings
Conner Aveintersects
12500 Polo’s Restaurant
12501 Maison’s Mack-Conner Servicegas station
12521 Vacant
12530 Clark Oil and Refining Corp [[br)gas station ...

1954 Polk Directory listings
Conner Aveintersects
12500 Vacant
12501 Belcher’s Service gas station
12521 Weldel Steel Tank & Copper Co
12535 Frank’s Market groceries
Anderdon Ave intersects...

1941 Polk Directory listings
Conner Aveintersects
NE Corner Breuner’s Iron Works
12500 Standard Service Station
12501 Mack-Conners Service Stationfilling station
12535 Austin Chas E Inc [[br)...

MikeM, that's perfect! Your scans fill in where my photos of the book pages were illegible.

Also, I didn't find any additional imagery, but I was short on time and image searching can be pretty...

Meh, I bike though that area sometimes, and I've never had any problems. But then, I also bike from Lathrup Village to Mack/Conner several times a week too. The only problem I have is the...

MikeM, what year are those scans? I actually was at the Detroit Library grabbing pics of some of the Polk directories yesterday afternoon. Great stuff, btw, for those who are interested, and they...

I read an article shortly after the economy blew up that was talking about Tim Hortons making big expansionary moves in Michigan. Apparently they felt that blue-collar Michigan jived with the good...

I've wondered about this, as well. It seems to me that the city could easily justify seizure via Eminent Domain of the old Packard Plant, the Depot, and some of these other notorious derelict...

Thank you all for your excellent stuff! The stories, the photos, the articles, everything is exceptionally helpful, so thank you so much! I've pulled copies of the Sanborn maps, which at least show...

Receiving is one of the best trauma hospitals in Michigan, as I learned after being a cyclist hit by an SUV that ran a red light at 40 miles per hour in Garden City. They deal with anything and...

Hello all!

First, thanks for having me. I've discovered that this forum is a giant time-suck as I get drawn in to all of the brilliant information and stories you all have. I've managed to...