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Message Board?

June 19, 2007
I’ve noticed recently that more and more new arrivals are leaving comments on very old posts that probably receive little traffic. If a comment or question is left there it would likely receive little attention. Would there be any interest from the readers to have a Message Board/Forum on this site for posting messages, asking questions , etc… Please post a comment here, Yes or No…
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Essex CountyPhoto Du Jour

Lost Essex County - Southwick

June 19, 2007
Today we jump in the car and head back to the county, in search of more lost Essex County. The map shows the town as being just south of the Michigan Central tracks in this map from 1959. The MCRR tracks are long gone, but the remains of the rail line can still be…
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Comments and spam

June 17, 2007
OK, some of the regular readers and commenters were ending up with their comments being tagged as Spam, and sent off to the spam pile. Many times I’ve had to jump in and recover comments from the trash can. I have activated a new spam program, so if you notice anything funny happening with any of your comments, please let me know. The new systems seems to work a little better, and it is a…
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DetroitNewsPhoto Du Jour

Happy Birthday

June 15, 2007
Today International Metropolis is happy to celebrate our 4th anniversary. This website launched, looking very different in its version 1.0, on June 15, 2003 with the photo above. The photo above was the former general offices of the Miller-Strom Company on the corner of…
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CPR Communications Building

June 14, 2007
I have always wondered about this building on Caron Ave. near Riverside Dr. I figured it was some kind of utility building like a Bell switching station or something. Looking over my architectural list, I noticed this building listed as being built in 1965, by architect…
Essex CountyPhoto Du Jour

Lukerville

June 13, 2007
Do you ever look at a map of Essex County and wonder what the heck all those little dots with strange names are? All kinds of phantom towns or villages are listed on the maps, new and old. So off we went in the hopes of finding some of lost Essex County. The first target was Lukerville, or as it shows on some maps, Delisles Corners. Map from 1959 showing Lukerville More recent incarnation…
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Graffiti Gallery

June 12, 2007
Now generally, I can’t stand graffiti in general, it shows a blatant lack of respect, however every once in a while, you do stumble across some cool stuff in out of the way places. This batch of graffiti, is not only impressive, something most of the graffiti in…
Essex CountyPhoto Du Jour

Eglise St. Joseph

June 11, 2007
I was out this weekend shooting in the county with John, Mike and Allison, when we came up to Eglise St. Joseph in River Canard. Built in 1913, the church is a county landmark, however I had never before been inside. The cornerstone reflects the fact that the area was a…