Growing up in Detroit

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EMG -
My son and his wife live just off of River Road, on East Riverwood. They have a Twin Lake address.

reddog289 -
I'm pretty sure Lutheran West is history, as is Lutheran East. I heard just a few weeks ago that Bethany School will be closing, too. That will leave but one Lutheran school in Detroit, Detroit Urban.

I don't know if Bethany Church will last much longer. When I was young, Bethany had around 1350 members, around 800 attending on a Sunday. They now worship an average of 67 per week.

[EMG]

EMG -
My son and his wife live just off of River Road, on East Riverwood. They have a Twin Lake address.

reddog289 -
I'm pretty sure Lutheran West is history, as is Lutheran East. I heard just a few weeks ago that Bethany School will be closing, too. That will leave but one Lutheran school in Detroit, Detroit Urban.

I don't know if Bethany Church will last much longer. When I was young, Bethany had around 1350 members, around 800 attending on a Sunday. They now worship an average of 67 per week.

Wow. When I was on the University Liggett cross country team [[1977-1978) we used to compete against Lutheran East and West all the time.

As far as East Riverwood, I know today I could look that up on Google [[and maybe later I will), but at the time it wasn't a street I was familiar with. I must have passed at at least once as I do remember one time taking an "adventurous" bike ride all the way to the east end of River Road!!

[reddog289]

As far as I know I got my first taste of the east side by playing against Bethany Lutheran in Mel Ott league baseball. Even though I did not attend Lutheran West, Many family members of mine did. That school is now Detroit Urban Lutheran. I hate to see schools close, But that is a sign of the times.