South Royal Oak

**coloroflaw** · January-09-12, 05:54 PM

Anyone have any photos of the southern Royal Oak area, of any vintage? The older the better.

Thanks

**Baselinepunk** · January-10-12, 12:59 PM

Try Pleasant Ridge, Ferndale and Royal Oak Historical Museums.

**coloroflaw** · January-10-12, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Baselinepunk

Try Pleasant Ridge, Ferndale and Royal Oak Historical Museums.

I've seen a lot of those pictures via online, museum, etc. Just wanted peoples personal / family snap shots from another era. Thanks for responding, though!

**Thruster315** · January-10-12, 09:21 PM

Could you give us a rationale as to what it is you're going to do with people's personal pics? No offense but asking for people's pics seems a bit creepy.

**coloroflaw** · January-10-12, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Thruster315

Could you give us a rationale as to what it is you're going to do with people's personal pics? No offense but asking for people's pics seems a bit creepy.

What exactly do you think I mean? I just want to see images of the neighborhood I was raised in from before I was alive. Christ, why is everyone so paranoid? I MUST have some demented goal in mind with what I am going to do with these photos! What could I even do? Make a fucking shrine using other peoples photographs of the neighborhood I grew up in, before I was even alive? Get realistic.

**jerrytimes** · January-10-12, 10:01 PM

Really. I'm sure the guy doesn't want personal pics of birthday parties, weddings and shit. He's talking scenery. You must be kidding me if you thought otherwise.

**Gistok** · January-10-12, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by coloroflaw

What exactly do you think I mean? I just want to see images of the neighborhood I was raised in from before I was alive. Christ, why is everyone so paranoid? I MUST have some demented goal in mind with what I am going to do with these photos! What could I even do? Make a fucking shrine using other peoples photographs of the neighborhood I grew up in, before I was even alive? Get realistic.

LOL... coloroflaw... welcome to the Forum.... you just went thru forum initiation... suspicion, doubts, hidden agendas... but you answered splendidly!

**coloroflaw** · January-11-12, 01:32 AM

Haha...right on.

**Scottathew** · January-11-12, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by coloroflaw

Anyone have any photos of the southern Royal Oak area, of any vintage? The older the better.

Thanks

Coloroflaw,

I don't know if you've seen these, but Detroit Edison had a bunch of aerial photos taken back in the day of the entire area:

http://www.clas.wayne.edu/photos/ap_index.htm

You can go as far back as 1949.