The Clam Shop

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Many moons ago, when homemade web sites were still in their infancy, I stumbled upon Lowell's magnificent "Fabulous Ruins of Detroit". As a hopeless Detroit romantic, it knocked me out and I [[happily) lost an entire day of work wandering down its paths. It was the first time an online multi-media presentation struck me as poetry, and I was tremendously affected by it.

One of the "ruins" not included which had special meaning for me was The Clam Shop, formerly of 2675 E. Grand Blvd. About five or six years ago, I trekked to the address, camera at the ready, only to find something less than a ruin: a parking lot. I was crushed, but it led me to meet some great artists at the Pioneer Building next door [[who now park atop TCS's hallowed ground).

After years of searching, I have assembled my own visual "ruins" of the Clam Shop: an original menu [[how about those prices!), photo, and some assorted odds & ends. So what better place to share than one of Lowell's web sites.

Thank you, Lowell, for all you do for Detroit, past and present. - Alan