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    My dad had a machine shop on 4th street in Royal...

    My dad had a machine shop on 4th street in Royal Oak. It was a big building, and inside it had tracks on the floor. I asked what they were all about, he told me that they used to do maintenance on...
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    5 wins, but there's always next year!

    5 wins, but there's always next year!
  3. My Grandpa [[Nathaniel O Gould) designed the N...

    My Grandpa [[Nathaniel O Gould) designed the N bldg. Some on the Fire house and boiler bldg., and possibly tunnels too. Is any of that stuff still around?
  4. Or my favorite Lahser, I went most of my life...

    Or my favorite Lahser, I went most of my life pronoucing it Lasher.
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    dtowncitylover...

    dtowncitylover
    https://www.detroityes.com/mb/images/statusicon/user-offline.png
    AAA was in that triangle. Also Lombardis Italian food store was on the north side of 10 mi. rd by the tracks.
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    drpoundsign, I too am a graduate from levy (1976)...

    drpoundsign, I too am a graduate from levy [[1976) I used to ride my dirt bike at Browns hills. If we don't know each other, I'm sure we have friends in common.
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    Jim Dandy to the rescue... Go Jim Dandy, go Jim...

    Jim Dandy to the rescue... Go Jim Dandy, go Jim Dandy.
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    I read somewhere that Louise Lathrup Kelly,...

    I read somewhere that Louise Lathrup Kelly, wanted Sunset to extend from Lathrup Village to her home in Detroit.
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    Groesbeck and 14, it's now a DQ. There used to be...

    Groesbeck and 14, it's now a DQ. There used to be a Lums up the road at Groesbeck and Kelly.
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    Rock n roll suicide Ziggy Stardust

    Rock n roll suicide Ziggy Stardust
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    GENESIS LYRICS "Broadway Melody Of 1974" ...

    GENESIS LYRICS


    "Broadway Melody Of 1974"

    Echoes of the Broadway Everglades,
    With her mythical madonnas still walking in their shades:
    Lenny Bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand....
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    Thousands of people who lost their jobs,and had...

    Thousands of people who lost their jobs,and had to struggle to put food on the table during the last recession, may have gotten behind on some of their bills. Did they all suddenly become a higher...
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    Dakota inn-Rathskeller authentic German. John R...

    Dakota inn-Rathskeller authentic German. John R just north of 6 mile rd.
    http://www.dakota-inn.com/
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    Magnum PI's/ Tom Selleck often wore a Tigers cap,...

    Magnum PI's/ Tom Selleck often wore a Tigers cap, Martin played by Martin Lawrence was set in Detroit, as was Home Improvement.
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    Sweet Air on a tape...

    Sweet Air on a tape loop.:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0c94S_hPHE&index=27&list=RDKeD7VDSLuRU
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    Grew up next to a factory. They had lots of rats(...

    Grew up next to a factory. They had lots of rats[[ until we got a cat lady sized population of cats ). My friends naturally started calling me Factory rat.
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    I saw the Rockets there as well, also Mitch...

    I saw the Rockets there as well, also Mitch Ryder, the Romantics, and others. It was a tiny place, and they would pack them in. I was never asked for my ID, maybe I just looked older.

    24 karat was...
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    Roxy Music-Roxy Music (1972 Debut Album-Full...

    Roxy Music-Roxy Music [[1972 Debut Album-Full Album)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_bPX_vrtvQ&list=PLqYK_O4mVvnnU303sVpBbU3Znga90Rjk5
  19. An interesting story about the Plum Hollow area....

    An interesting story about the Plum Hollow area.
    From http://history.sfldlib.org/history/Libraries/medialibrary/37..pdf

    At the time Native Americans still lived in and
    traveled through Oakland...
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    Detroit is it's own worst enemy. One solution...

    Detroit is it's own worst enemy. One solution would be for the city to downsize, give back all the townships that it annexed 100 years ago. Let the city limit be bound to inside Grand blvd. The...
  21. From the city of Southfield web site. "In the...

    From the city of Southfield web site.
    "In the early years of Oakland County, the two southern townships were considered one and referred to as Bloomfield Township. On July 12, 1830, Township 1N...
  22. From first to worst, thank you free trade!

    From first to worst, thank you free trade!
  23. My Dad used to take my sis's and I to the Daly's...

    My Dad used to take my sis's and I to the Daly's on Grandriver in old Redford, I miss those onion rings. Later in life my friends and or dates and I would go to Old Mexico. Always something...
  24. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

    I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
  25. I remember hearing about those concerts, what a...

    I remember hearing about those concerts, what a great venue. I did see Roxy music there, very beautiful building.
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