Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Detroit Pitchman Ollie Fretter

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Ollie Fretter Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1923, Oliver "Ollie" Fretter moved with his parents to Royal Oak, Michigan when he was in...
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Friday, July 5, 2024

The Long-Awaited Ambassador Bridge Connects Detroit with Windsor

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Ambassador Bridge Announcement-- Detroit Free Press When the automobile business took off early in the twentieth century, the need for an in...
Thursday, June 20, 2024

A Brief History of the Gordie Howe International Bridge

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  With the installation of final edge girders on the Gordie Howe International Bridge on June 14, 2024, the long-awaited connection between ...
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Saturday, June 8, 2024

Willow Run Bomber Plant Changes Ypsilanti Forever

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Original Three-story Ypsilanti Depot Station. At the turn of the century , before the second World War, Ypsilanti had an active down...
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Sunday, June 2, 2024

Dodge Brothers Stand Up To Henry Ford

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Automobile pioneers John and Horace Dodge John Francis Dodge [October 25, 1864 - January 14, 1920] and Horace Elgin Dodge [May 17, 1868 - De...
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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Detroit's Historic Fort Wayne Namesake--"Mad" Anthony Wayne

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Portrait of Anthony Wayne painted by Thomas Pauley   Throughout the Midwestern states of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan the name Mad Anthony...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Detroit's Movie Maven--Bill Kennedy

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Bill Kennedy at the Movies with Sir Graves Ghastly. Sir Graves would riff on his monster movies and Bill would dish on Hollywood and t...
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