Saturday, June 25, 2022

Detroit Time Capsule Searching for Its Audience

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Detroit Time Capsule (DTC) is a collection of 75 of my best Detroit Fornology blog posts gleaned from over 500 posts written over the last...
Saturday, June 18, 2022

The Elusive Purple Gang--Radio Free Flint Podcast

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  The Elusive Purple Gang recounts Detroit's violent Prohibition gang and their meteoric rise and fall.  This Radio Free Flint podcas...
Saturday, May 14, 2022

Walter P. Chrysler--Unlikely Automobile Titan

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Walter P. Chrysler with his Chrysler Six. Walter Percy Chrysler was born in the prairie town of Wamego, Kansas on April 2, 1875. As a young ...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Downriver Detroit's Vagabond Showman Nick Butsicaris

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Rick Wiesend (Tim Tam) with Nick Butsicaris, Dan Wiesend, Earl Rennie, Don Grundman, and John Ogen. I remember Nick Butsicaris best fro...
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Monday, April 4, 2022

Myron "Mikey" Selik--Junior Purple Gang Alumnus

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Myron "Mikey" Selik and Harry "H.F." Fleisher in Jackson Prison. Myron "Mikey" Selik was born November 16, 191...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Early Detroit River Speedboat Racing History

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The Gold Cup--officially known as the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Challenge Cup--is the oldest continually-awarded trophy in all ...
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Friday, March 11, 2022

The Ford V-8 Gives G-Men Run For Their Money

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Henry Ford with his Miracle V-8 Engine--1932 Midway through the 1927 Model T year, Henry Ford announced he was shutting down operations in 2...