A tour of the city

[dbk]

WRIF - - Baby!!

Arthur P got the boot. Can you believe that?

There's good pictures of the overgrown Detroit Dragway lurking around on the net too.

 

[Kingman]

Arthur P got the boot. Can you believe that?

There's good pictures of the overgrown Detroit Dragway lurking around on the net too.

Yeah, I heard that Arthur 'PornHollow'...left. :thumbsdow

 

[doogie48084]

Since we are taking a trip down Nostalgia Lane...the following are a couple sites that the 'Old Detroiter's' might enjoy.

http://www.detroitmemories.com/

http://www.angelfire.com/de2/detroitpix/ALL.html

http://www.detroitkidshow.com/

....any of you guys remember 'Jerry Booth's Fun House' on CKLW? They had great cartoons. They would also trailer a 'Fun House' to different locales (GEM's Department Store, and Hudson's, etc...) and set up remotely to broadcast.

It was great growing up in and around Detroit back in the 60's and 70's. Huge backyards. Plenty of new homes going up provided much lumber for building forts and go-carts.

Summer meant going down to the Detroit River for the hydroplane races, a couple weeks at Camp De Sales, lakes within 5 minutes of just about anywhere you were at, and plenty of woods, streams, and rivers for exploring.

Sunday, Sunday...Detroit Dragway!!!!

Winter meant waiting for the lakes to freeze over to play hockey and ice fishing. Trips to Boyne Mtn, Highlands, and Nubs Knob for skiing, and the 'Uupper' for camping.

............and let's not forget that the Lions would ALWAYS lose the BIG game. Guaranteed.

Kaline, Lolich, Freehan, McLain, Willie Horton, and Gates Brown......Mayo Smith

WRIF - - Baby!!

Jerry Booth, and Captain Jolly, Poop Deck Paul, and Soupy Sales and Milky the clown, These wre big in the late 50's

 

[doogie48084]

Sure thing, here's the library link... pretty sparce, but interesting. My great grandfather, and one of his daughters were in the parade... along with the country's premier classic car collector parading some of his restored cars (He owned somewhere north of 1000 cars by the time he stopped buying them in the early 1940's).

A few of his iron steam engines are on display at Henry Ford Museum.

It's amazing that stove wasn't "recovered" during the war!

http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/GoldenJubileeExhibit/GJ WEB/index.htm

That Stove was not Iron. That was made of wood by a group of pattern and model makers at Garland Stove company in Detroit. It was deteriorating and a group of retired patternmakers and volunteers rebuilt it with materials donated by local vendors.
That was why it never got "recovered".

Arthur "P" "BABY"

 

[Kingman]

Jerry Booth, and Captain Jolly, Poop Deck Paul, and Soupy Sales and Milky the clown, These wre big in the late 50's

....and all the way to the late '60's.:wink

 

[tpraceman]

....and all the way to the late '60's.:wink

don't forget Motor City Dragway, Bill Kenedy Movies and the hot news lady Marilyn Turner.

i read about it in history books as I am only 29:eek

 

[Kingman]

don't forget Motor City Dragway, Bill Kenedy Movies and the hot news lady Marilyn Turner.

i read about it in history books as I am only 29:eek

Weekend afternoons watching Bill Kennedy movies - classic!!

Went to grade school with John Kelly's (real name Kellin) children before he got divorced and married Marilyn Turner.
Went to high school with Marilyn Turner's son, Dean. He went on to play for Michigan's hockey team where he held the record for most penalty minutes...then I heard he spent some time in jail. :ack

.............curious TP, if you were into Marilyn and you're 29 now....does that mean you're into Grannies??? 'cause she's gotta be at least 75 now!:lol

Also went to school with Jerry Booth's son Kirby when in England. We went to school on American Air Force Base's - Bushey Hall and High Wycombe.

Never got out to Motor City Dragway. It was either Detroit Dragway or Woodward Ave. to watch or participate in the drags.:driving:

...how about Carol Duvall and her crafts show?

Water Winter Wonderland!

 

[doogie48084]

crystal bay

If you are a boater and a Detroiter, It would be hard to visualize not knowing about Crystal Bay, or Bob-lo.

Bob=lo was an amusement park that had 2 old steam boats that cruised up and down the detroit river and took passengers to the island.

Crystal bay is in the Detroit River north of Boblo Island and it is a favorite anchoring/partying place for many boaters. Lots of boats tying off to one another and lots of beverages consumed.

http://continuouswave.com/boats/river/