Old DPD photos from an old DetroitYes guy.

**Ray1936** · January-29-24, 07:10 PM

Just some old stuff from my photobin. The Mexican guy says "Badges? Badges? We doan' got no badges. We doan' need no steenkin' badges!" [[Apologies to Humphrey Bogart and "Treasures of the Sierra Madre", an A1 super flick.)

**Cincinnati_Kid** · January-30-24, 09:03 AM

Is that you Ray in the squad car? Cool pic.

**Ray1936** · January-30-24, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Cincinnati_Kid

Is that you Ray in the squad car? Cool pic.

Thanks! Yeah, that be me, back about 1976 or so. They were good days. The post-riot years [[1967) marked a comeback for Detroit, and today it seems to have really taken off. I was back for a visit last August and while a drive downtown using Grand River was a bit depressing, the old town looked fairly good IMHO.

I just have to observe -- no putdowns intended -- that Detroit Metro Airport looked deserted compared to Reid International in Vegas.

**Cincinnati_Kid** · January-31-24, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Thanks! Yeah, that be me, back about 1976 or so. They were good days. The post-riot years [[1967) marked a comeback for Detroit, and today it seems to have really taken off. I was back for a visit last August and while a drive downtown using Grand River was a bit depressing, the old town looked fairly good IMHO.

I just have to observe -- no putdowns intended -- that Detroit Metro Airport looked deserted compared to Reid International in Vegas.

Surprisingly Ray, DTW was voted the number 1 airport in efficiency, operations, and customer service

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/15/best...023-study.html

**CassTechGrad** · January-31-24, 06:07 PM

What are your memories about this issue, Stop STRESS Flyer, spring 1972

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**Gistok** · January-31-24, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

I just have to observe -- no putdowns intended -- that Detroit Metro Airport looked deserted compared to Reid International in Vegas.

That's because we're the Motor City... not Sin City...

**Ray1936** · January-31-24, 07:39 PM

[QUOTE=CassTechGrad;639978]What are your memories about this issue, Stop STRESS Flyer,QUOTE]

Never worked with STRESS. Didn't know much about it. I was busy with speeders and red lights.

**Lowell** · February-01-24, 08:34 AM

What is the significance of the picture of Wallace Beery? playing Pancho Villa?

**Ray1936** · February-01-24, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Lowell

What is the significance of the picture of Wallace Beery? playing Pancho Villa?

Nothing, really, just that I always felt the line "we doan' need no steenkin' badges" was one of Hollywood's greatest lines. But then, I'm warped.

**K-slice** · February-01-24, 03:48 PM

Very cool pictures Ray, where were these pictures inside the station taken out of curiosity?

**canuck** · February-01-24, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by K-slice

Very cool pictures Ray, where were these pictures inside the station taken out of curiosity?

My detective nose wants to say these were taken in Ray’s spiffy garage/batmancave…

**Lowell** · February-01-24, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Nothing, really, just that I always felt the line "we doan' need no steenkin' badges" was one of Hollywood's greatest lines. But then, I'm warped.

I think that was what some of those bad apples in STRESS said.

I surprised you don't have more to say about SRESS. They were a huge story and their controversy was likely decisive in Coleman Young being elected mayor.

**Ray1936** · February-01-24, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by canuck

My detective nose wants to say these were taken in Ray’s spiffy garage/batmancave…

Yup. My garage here in Henderson, Nevada. [[Henderson??? Where the heck is Henderson??? Look it up.)

**Ray1936** · February-01-24, 06:31 PM

I surprised you don't have more to say about SRESS. They were a huge story and their controversy was likely decisive in Coleman Young being elected mayor.

Never worked on STRESS [[Stop The Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets). My biggest worry while in the DPD was speeders and red light runners. Oh, I'd chase a purse snatcher if I saw one from time to time, but that was a sidelight. LOL!

**Jimaz** · February-02-24, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

...Henderson??? Where the heck is Henderson???...

About 50 miles east of Elephant Fart, also known as Pahrump, Nevada.

**Henry Whalley** · February-03-24, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

...My biggest worry while in the DPD was speeders and red light runners. Oh, I'd chase a purse snatcher if I saw one from time to time, but that was a sidelight. LOL!

Thanks for being a decent public servant.

I did the Trifecta once in Precinct 13: Speeding, running a light, and DUI.

**Woodlawn/Gratiot** · February-06-24, 11:36 AM

There is a seasonal in Ft Myers who bought a 66 Corvette on graduation day from the academy and occasionally brings it to shows. It has a flaking DPOA sticker in the large coupe rear window, he laughed telling me he never got a single ticket in that car! FWIW STRESS was a necessary force at that time.