Friday, March 30, 2018

Detroit's Great Fire of 1805

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"The Detroit Fire: June 11, 1805" painting by Robert Thom (1965). Detroit's history is forged in fire. From the furnaces...
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

More Ypsilanti, Michigan Hidden History Revealed--the Richard Streicher, Jr. Murder

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Bill Kurtis and Company A CBS interview opportunity for Through the Decades with Bill Kurtis --about the John Norman Collins murders--...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Purple Gang

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Purple Gang roundup by Detroit police: Sam Axler, Eddie Fletcher, Sam Goldfarb, Phil Keywell, Abe Zussman, Willie Lake, Harry Fleisher, J...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

"Kosher Nostra"--Detroit's Purple Gang Origins

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Russian immigrants waiting on Ellis Island. Detroit's slums were the breeding ground for crime and violence when waves of Europea...
Friday, February 16, 2018

Henry Ford's Electric Railroad - The DT&I

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Near Oakwood Boulevard Arguably the most recognized icon in Allen Park next to the Big Wheel off I-94 are the concrete arches which str...
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Saturday, February 10, 2018

Allen Park's Missing Champaign Park Train

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Courtesy of Images of America - Allen Park. Every time I visit Allen Park, I find a reason to drive past the high school and look on w...
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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Detroit Tiger Batting Champion Stormin' Norman Cash

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Mel Butiscaris at the Lindell A.C.--vintage 1990s. Former owner of Detroit's legendary Lindell AC sports bar Mel Butsicaris has al...