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Mystery Solved!

October 23, 2006
I orignally posted this mystery factory back in February. I recieved the answer to the mystery today by e-mail. Kevin who is an avid Buick historian offered this answer: The photo is not from Detroit but rather from Flint. It shows what was built as the W. F. Stewart Body Company factory on the southeast corner of Industrial Avenue and Hamilton Avenue. The building of which you can just see a…
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Local Landmark Gone

October 20, 2006
After only a little more than a decade in service, the giant neon “CASINO” sign on the front of Casino Windsor is being removed. As part of the massive renovations at the Casino the sign is being removed, and the space behind that was once the atrium , is being…
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Around the 'hood...

October 19, 2006
As some of you may know, I spent the earlier part of the summer with my wife restoring rotted woodwork and painting our Victorian beast. This is where she sits for this year. Next year we hope to get a boom lift to paint up top… The porch needs a teardown and rebuild…
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Lafayette Tool & Die

October 17, 2006
This century old building at 261 St. Aubin sports a sign for Lafayette Tool and Die, since 1934. Lafayette is no longer in the building, I’m not sure if they met the same fate as the Detroit Elevator Co., chased out of Rivertown when the Casino’s were earmarked…
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Bond & Bailey

October 16, 2006
Located on Fort Street, near the Ambassador Bridge, you’ll come across Bond & Bailey Machining. According to the sign, they’ve been in business since 1949, however the building on Fort St. looks a little rough. A google seach shows them still in business in that location. I think dETROITfUNK featured the sign painted on the side recently on his site. An interesting old building…
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Wow

October 14, 2006
Congratulations to the 2006 American League Champion Detroit Tigers. With Magglio Ordonez’s walk off Home Run in the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers won the pennant for the first time since 1984. I hate to admit it, but I never expected this in April… World…
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Alfred E. Christ

October 6, 2006
As featured yesterday on dETROITfUNK (which is a kick ass site -btw), the Mother’s Building has had both the “of invention” and the Alftred E. Christ painted over.. The building is on Mount Elliot near the old Dodge Main close to Ham Town. Too bad, that…