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http://www.thegrandeballroom.com/stone_initials.html

Hey Gannon,

I know Carl.
I was at the Studio for those sessions.

Awesome....

Leo B

Interesting is the Job # 253, likely a WPA project ?

papillonaquatique: "Leo told me that if I were to do something with either building that it would have to be a non-profit." Is a complete misquote of information I shared with you off forum.
You...

Can anyone tell me what the photo policy is for the tour and these venues ?

Leo B

Trolling.... :[[

Trolling....... :[[

What has kept the Grande erect is the re-inforced concrete structure. It is essentially a concrete bunker w/ concrete pillars and beams. The lower floor plaster has liquified and interior wooden...

Photos from Wayne State's Virtual Motor City on the Rotunda and road embankments in question attached.

Nat,

If driving east [[and bearing left) along Airport [[Rotunda) Rd. you travel first under rail lines, then over roadway. If a driver wished to continue heading east towards Miller Rd. on Airport...

Gistok
I made it to both the Tennessee and the Alabama last year. Amazing !
Drop me an e-mail via my webmaster account at www.thegrandeballroom.com and I'll provide additional details.

Kathleen,
No worries - no harm done :)

Gistok,
I will message Lowell regarding the Graven descendant. I have material in the book regarding them and could use more or at least a clarification on...

Kathleen: For the record, Lowell and Detroit Yes! do not host www.thegrandeballroom.com, I do. Lowell has been very supportive of the project and I am a long time forum member.
I have hosted my...

Kathy,

A fellow named Paul Strasburg managed the dance operations at the Vanity and Grande Ballrooms from the 20's through the early '50's.
The Strasburgs ran dance academies in Detroit dating...

In the 60's our Dad built our Canadian cottage largely by smuggling building supplies over the bridge, one piece per trip. We once passed our cottage neighbors attempting the same thing. They were...

I have visited the ruins of the Dahlinger boat house in the Rouge flood plain south of the mansion. It is kind of a cinder block bunker with a steel "roller" overhead door. At Hank's Fairlane...

In my research on the Grande and Vanity ballrooms, I have found that consulting architects Grayven and Mayger re-used a lot of the plaster motifs between the ballrooms, the Fisher and two Paramount...

I was under the impression that the News Photo archive was donated to the W.P. Reuther library at WSU. I am not certain the scope of years this covers, but the News supposedly got out of the archive...

Special thanks to Andrew in Windsor!

I noticed there were special flags all over the crossing, but hadn't a clue what they celebrated. Thanks for sharing the excellent image of the Centennial...

Hey All,

If you wanna have an outdoor bash on the river here is a property not far from the old mansion site. I have been there to work on friends' boats in the past and it has an excellent river...

Gnome,

Thanks for the compliments. Dad was always a great storyteller. This was just another way of telling stories about geography to his school kids. He certainly was an avid amateur fimlmaker...

Thanks to Ray and everyone for the input on dating this film. Best family recollections had been 1965. However, considering the number of post 1965 vehicles and the presence of the 1967 color plates,...

PFFT,

We had our family 8 mm archive transferred by these guys.
After much research and DIY tests we were glad we chose them.

http://www.mymovietransfer.com

2000 feet of film was cleaned,...

In 1965 my Dad was teaching Social Studies at Parkman Elementary in Detroit. For a Geography presentation he shot and edited this 4 minute 8 mm film of the Ambassador Bridge border crossing.
Dad...

The Hollywood blueprints are in the Agree collection at the Burton.
HAve you seen them and the Agree Hollywood materials ?

Leo