**Originally Uploaded to the old Website 12-31-03**
On the last day of 2003, I would like to take the time to reflect on buildings in the International Metropolis that fell to the Wreckers ball during the last 12 months, if you have any to add to the list please feel free to add them…
From top to bottom:
St Cyril & Methodus Church, Detroit
The Canadian Transit Company Building, Windsor
111 Watson St., Detroit
Daimler Chrysler Canada Headquarters, Windsor
The Soup Kitchen Saloon, Detroit (While not yet demolished, it suffered an extensive fire in October)
From the Border Cities Star - December 6, 1924, almost a century ago to the…
Built in 1929, the house at 2177 Victoria Avenue was originally numbered 1545 Victoria, pre…
Crescent Lanes first opened on Ottawa Street in 1944 at 1055 Ottawa Street, opposite Lanspeary…
Above is a photo of the home of Mr & Mrs Oswald Janisse, located at…
in 1917 two Greek brothers Gus & Harry Lukos purchased a one story building on…
Photo from Google Streetview A long time reader sent me an email the other week…
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I am so happy I found this site....I now would like to know if the Colonial House was ever called the "Driving Park" as my friend insists....
what was the name of the show with dick van patten in th 70's - 80"s with christy mcnicols
Was it Eights Enough, lasted maybe two or three years.
I am looking for the name of a chinese rest. on Ouellette of many years ago, near Gitlins furniture store which was close to Ouellette and Wyandotte
The resturant that comes to mind is the Radio Tavern, east side of Ouellette I think next to Gitlins store.
If you look at the topic Ouellette Av. 1965, you can see the bottom of the tavern sign behind the Pacific Loans sign. Zoom in to 400% to get a good look. Close this go to the bottom of this page, click on page 2 scroll down to the article. Hope this helps.
Heres a question for Jean Forster, do you know the name of the principal at Forester high school in 1957-58? Or is this before your time.
NOT BEFORE MY TIME, DID NOT ATTEND THAT HIGH SCHOOL AND DO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE THEN PRINCIPAL
> Jean Forster: perhaps this is the restaurant? http://internationalmetropolis.com/?p=3425
To Jean Forster and JBM: There were two chinese restaurants across from each other. The Lotus Garden was next to Gitlins and across the street was the Bamboo garden. Both were tiny hole in the wall luncheonette type places, popular with cops and cab drivers. The Mai Mai was 2 blocks south of this block.
My parents purchased the Lotus Gardens after a fire in the early 70's and we reopened the restaurant, called the King Wah Restaurant, which was next to the furniture store Gitlins (and later, the CanAm Bingo). My family owned the restaurant for 17 years until the late 80's. I spent most of my youth working in this restaurant helping my parents.