Tunnel Entrance - 1940's
April 11, 2012
A neat old photo of the tunnel entrance from the 1940’s. I’m certain someone out there will be able to help narrow down the date based on the car.
What a long way the tunnel has come, from the early days, to the giant remodel of the 1990’s, with more…
Pitt Street Blacksmith Shop - 1912
April 9, 2012
From the Evening Record – April 13, 1912:
Pitt street is marching right to the front as part of Windsor’s business section. This view shows the old blacksmith shop between Ouelette and Goyeau, which has been purchased by Joseph Appelbe as the site of the new…
IM is moving hosting homes
April 2, 2012
IM fans and readers… This week IM.com will be migrating to a new home and webhost. After the better part of a decade with our friends at @Detroit internet the time has come to where only IM and a couple of other site were sitting on one of their older underused…
Victoria Fountain - c. 1900
March 30, 2012
From the Detroit Publishing Co. archives at the Library of Congress Website, comes this shot of the Victoria Fountain, now in Willistead park, in its original location on Devonshire Road, just south of the Train Station.
A neat detail shot of the original top of the fountain.
A look inside, shows the fountain in operation, along with the sharp new inscription on the bottom.
The fountain…
Peabody Bridge c. 1984
March 28, 2012
Photo © Matthew Kulbacki
Another picture from the Matthew Kulbacki collection, via Tim Swaddling.
Today’s shot is looking west and shows the long gone Peabody Bridge over Riverside Drive. Hard to imagine that this bottleneck on Riverside Drive once existed.
Looking…
Coming Soon To The Elmwood - 1960's
March 26, 2012
Today’s picture is a scan of an advertising postcard for the Elmwood showing some upcoming events.
Some of the biggest stars of the era were coming… Before the Casino returned big name entertainment to the city, this Elmwood used to be the place to go for big…