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Cadillaqua - 1912

March 7, 2008
We’re looking across the river today to feature the huge festival that took place in 1912 for Detroit’s 211th birthday – The Cadillaqua festival. The festival was so big that articles about it appeared in the New York Times. This one ran June 23, 1912: DETROIT PREPARING GREAT CELEBRATION Land and Water Carnival Begins July 22 to Mark the City’s 211th Anniversary. CADILLAC…
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Algonquin Club

February 8, 2008
So the other day in the post about the Norton-Palmer Hotel, the subject of the Algonquin Club came up. I did a little checking, and I tracked down a little infromation to post here from the current members of the club executive. Founded in 1934, the Algonquin Club is still…
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2008 North American International Auto Show

January 23, 2008
It’s that time of year again, time for a visit to Cobo and to the 2008 North American International Auto Show. (Past shows can be found here: 2007 & 2006 First thing you see this year in the lobby is Geely. Geely was the first Chinese Company to exhibit in…
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Dress Optional

January 8, 2008
One of my recent acquisitions was this ephemera from the first Freedom Festival in 1959. A thank you letter, and a ticket to the Consular Ball were included. Both mayors were the honorary chairs of the event. The backside of the letter has quite the list of the member of the advisory board. Just look at all those manufacturing companies, many of them had plants both in Detroit and Windsor. Look…
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2007 - The Year In Review

December 31, 2007
Every year, with the last post of the year, I look back, and recap some of the demolition that has occured in the last year. The victim of arson in late 2006, this was one of the first victims of 2007, and another vacant lot in the core. this house was on Janette. Lasalle…
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2008 Detroit Historical Photo Calendar

November 23, 2007
If you are looking for that unique gift for that local history fan on your list (or just a great gift for yourself), don’t look any farther than Rob’s 2008 Detroit Historical Calendar. This is one of those projects that has been started by a local history fan…
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RIP Slumpy - 1893 -2007

September 24, 2007
As I posted the last weekend, Ol’ Slumpy over in Detroit, finally met the bulldozer. It’s sad that there is such a general disregard for built heritage in North America. Something like this would never happen in Europe, where culture seems to be of higher importance. I have recently discovered that this house was the first building designed by a young architect working for the Detroit…
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Slumpy is dead.... Long live Slumpy!

September 16, 2007
Crazy props to dETROITfUNK how was in the right place at the right time on Saturday afternoon. One of this website’s favourite subjects over the years was the Livingston House in Detroit, a.k.a. ol’ Slumpy. Detroitfunk happened to be in the area, as she bit the…
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Pix Theater

September 5, 2007
I was in Lapeer, MI over the long weekend attending a friend’s wedding, when I spied this art deco gem along the main street. A quick check online came up with this history: Pix Theatre History Constructed in 1941, the PIX Theatre was built by George Smith who began…