Saturday, March 27, 2021

Detroit's Father Gabriel Richard

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Father Gabriel Richard One of the most influential people in Detroit's 320 year history is Father Gabriel Richard (Ri-CHARD), who was bo...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

The Great Migration North to Detroit

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In what was the largest internal migration of any group in American history, the Great Migration saw six million African Americans migra...
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Saturday, March 6, 2021

1930 Lincoln Phaeton Hamtramck Garage Find

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1930 Lincoln Dual-Cowl Sport Phaeton Limo and its proud owner. A photograph of a 1932 Detroit Police Lincoln Phaeton squad car caught the ey...
Saturday, February 13, 2021

Bobo Brazil's Wrestling Legacy

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Bobo Brazil Houston Harris was born on July 19, 1924 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He grew up to become Bobo Brazil--the Jackie Robinson of spor...
Thursday, February 11, 2021

"What's the Deal Grosse Ile?" An Elusive Purple Gang Podcast

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What's the Deal Grosse Ile? Last week, I did an hour long podcast on "Prohibition on the Detroit River" in the Downriver area ...
Friday, January 29, 2021

Ypsilanti's Frog Island Bridge Murder Podcast

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In 1935 on a blustery day in March, the body of a seven-year-old boy was found frozen to death under a footbridge adjacent to the Huron Rive...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Kelly & Company's Marilyn Turner

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  Let's face it, folks! John Kelly was a Detroit television news second banana to Jac LeGoff at WJBK-Channel 2 and Bill Bonds at WXYZ-Ch...
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