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There was an small A&P in the first floor of the apartment building at Glendale and Woodward in Highland Park. It had to compete with Tom's Market across Woodward. Both the apartment building and...

Got a question re the new M1 streetcars. Can anybody tell me how these new cars compare to the 1949 PCC vehicles, as far as length and total passenger capaciity? I rode the PCC's as a kid and I am...

Re fareboxes, you might look at the system being installed on the new streetcars in Toronto for some ideas. That way would allow entrance and exit through all entryways cutting down on the time spent...

I have read with interest the various suggestions in this thread on rail lines out the spoke roads. If only the DSR management in the 1950's had resisted the influence of GM and had not destroyed the...

Does anyone have any info on Gesu Church and school? I attended Mass there many years ago, and have not been back since. Just wondering.

I don't think those "Old" tracks moved much in the 60 years they have been there encased in concrete as they were.
A side note, as a 15 year old kid, it was fascinating to watch that reconstruction...

There have been several comments about using the old rail on Woodward for an easy extension of the M1 beyond Grand Blvd. The stretch between Clairmount and McNichols is anything but "Old" or "Worn...

Does anyone else remember the huge gas storage tank that used to sit between the two runways? That may have been one of the reasons the airlines fled to Wayne.

I grew up in Sherwood Forest on Cambridge from 1944 til I went into the Navy in 1955. No one mentioned the large S.S. Kresge store at the corner of 7 Mile and Livernois, opposite to Cunningham's.They...

During the mid to late 40's we had a Sealtest delivery in Sherwood Forest. I can remember helping the route man deliver milk along the route, till the time I tripped over a step on a customer's...

During the mid to late 40's we had a Sealtest delivery in Sherwood Forest. I can remember helping the route man deliver milk along the route, till the time I tripped over a step on a customer's...

It's too bad you folks missed riding those PCC's. Between 6 and 7 mile on Woodward, the operators would really "put the pedal to the metal". They did not have a speedometer, but I would guess we were...