Detroit Memories Newsletter February 2009

Detroit Memories NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2009

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DETROIT STREET RAILWAYS

Who didn’t ride the bus back then?
We took it everywhere!
To work, school, amusement parks, shopping,
visit relatives/friends, etc.

My thanks to H. Bernard Craig II, webmaster of
www.DetroitTransitHistory.info
for the above photo from 1956.

For more real blasts to the past, visit the
Detroit Transit History Photo Gallery
for glimpses of the old streetcars and buses.
Even if you’re not interested in the DSR, the backdrop of the city
in some of these shots will make your visit worthwhile.

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WORTH READING

IMAGES OF RAIL:
DETROIT’S STREET RAILWAYS
By Kenneth Schramm

Available at the
EverythingDetroitStore

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20TH CENTURY RETAILING
IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT

Remember ‘Downtown Dollar Days’ and all of the terrific places to shop?

This book — and many more about Detroit —
Available at the
EverythingDetroitStore

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DETROIT MEMORIES PROJECT
It’s time to update the Detroit Memories website!

What were your Detroit-area favs between 1950-1979?
Click on one of these links to submit yours!
* Auto Show memories *
* Banks *
* Bowling Alleys *
* Car Dealerships *
* Restaurants, Delis, Bakeries, etc. *

Deadline is February 15, 2009.

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ARIZONA-DETROITERS ‘PICNIC’ 2009

SUNDAY, APRIL 19
12 Noon - 5 PM
Ahwatukee Recreation Center ~ Main Hall
5001 E. Cheyenne Drive
Phoenix AZ 85044

Arizona Detroiters 2009 Info

Everyone is invited!

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FROM THE DETROIT MEMORIES
EMAIL INBOX

Occasionally I receive emails I feel would be of interest
to our Detroit Memories Newsletter subscribers.
With permission from the authors, I'll publish them.

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MOTOR CITY MUSIC ARCHIVES



Eileen,

My website, Motor City Music Archives is updated when I come across information I don't have, so, I'm always up for stories, contributions, etc.

Having been born in 1964, it's tough to nail my research with 100% accuracy; however, I am confident that my website is fairly accurate. It’s a treasure trove for folks worldwide who want to know more about the Detroit rock scene, primarily 1965-1972.

I've been to your website many times and have always found it to be an excellent barometer of the spirit, adventures, and good times of those who were fortunate enough to experience and enjoy that "scene" and cultural revolution.

As the 'Tyler 8-7100 man' would say, "You do good work!"

I wish you the best in your continued efforts.

Michael Krawczyk
The Motor City Music Archives
Email: lux2001@sbcglobal.net

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Eileen’s Note: Michael’s website contains extensive list of The Bands and their members that were popular back in the '60s and '70s, as well as a webpage devoted to Lost Venues — those places where we went to go dancing or to see concerts.

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LOVE THOSE MEMORIES

Eileen,

Just a little note to say thanks for the memories time and time again. We sure look forward to your Newsletters. I pass along your website to every Detroiter I meet. Keep up the great work!

Grace and I had a wonderful time at your last reunion in Arizona.

Sam & Grace Samborski
San Diego CA

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GOT QUESTIONS?

R DETROIT TV GUY
ED GOLICK
Webmaster of www.DetroitKidShow.com
and a vintage Detroit TV show expert

If you have a question you’d like Ed to answer, email it to info@detroitmemories.com
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QUESTION:  What ever become of John Kelly and Marilyn Turner? Last I had heard they were in Florida.
                                                                   Margie

ED: John Kelly and Marilyn Turner are retired and living in Florida. They frequently visit Detroit and still maintain an apartment in the area.

John left the show near the end of its run. He was tired of the daily grind, and always considered himself a newsman first, not a talk show host. Kelly & Company was renamed Company, and Marilyn Turner was paired with former WXYZ reporter Nikki Grandberry. Company was cancelled in 1985.

Company was the last big non-news program produced in Detroit. It was cancelled because it became cheaper for local stations to buy syndicated programming rather than to produce their own shows. Syndication killed local television as we knew it in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. TV in Detroit is pretty much a carbon copy of TV in Chicago, Dallas, San Diego or any other big city. Except for the local news, every station in the country offers the same programming. Sadly, there is no room in local TV for people like Bill Kennedy, Lou Gordon, Rita Bell, Milky the Clown and all the other local personalities we grew up with. Syndication has robbed television of its local flavor.

If you haven't picked it up yet, I recommend Tim Kiska's book "From Soupy To Nuts! A History Of Detroit Television" (now out of print). It chronicles the rise and fall of Detroit TV and will answer all of your Detroit television questions. It can be purchased from the EverythingDetroitStore, from my website, www.detroitkidshow.com, or at most every metro Detroit book dealer.

The Detroit Historical Society is honoring John and Marilyn, along with Detroit TV broadcasters Soupy Sales, Bill Bonds, Bill Kennedy, Emery King and Amyre Makupson with an exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum from March thru August 2009.

For details, go to: DHM EXHIBITS

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QUESTION: What ever happened to Mr. Belvedere?

ED: I just finished a webpage devoted to Maurice Lezell, a.k.a. “Mr. Belvedere,” whose phone number (TY 8-7100) was the most recognized in Detroit. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you can listen to two of his jingles. http://www.detroitkidshow.com/Belvedere.htm He’s now retired and living in a Detroit suburb.

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QUESTION: I can’t find anyone who remembers the early cartoon "Hercules." Do you?

                                                                                W. Kunkel
                                                                                Oklahoma City OK

ED: The Hercules cartoon series aired on CKLW Channel 9, beginning in 1963. You can read about the show's history, see rare photos and view video clips on my website. http://www.detroitkidshow.com/hercules.htm

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QUESTION: As a kid back in the '60s, I remember that, right before Sir Graves Ghastly came on, CBS had a program host, sort of a poor man's Atlas, with sword and sandal movies! Who was he?

ED: That was David the Colossus, but the show aired on channel 9, not channel 2. David, dressed in a Roman toga, would wrestle stuffed tigers, power lift phony papier mache pillars and challenge the TV crew to wet mop fights while hosting bad Hercules-type movies. Cheesy TV at its best!

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QUESTION: On channel 9 on weekday afternoons, there was this kid TV host who would show cartoons from his funhouse and most of the toons came from Japan, like Astro Boy! Who was he?

ED: Jerry Booth's Fun House was the show that hosted Astro Boy. Booth started working at CKLW in 1959 as Jingles the Jester on Jingles in Boofland, a show he created with partner Larry Sands in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. When Jingles was cancelled, Booth and Sands hosted the Larry and Jerry Show, also on CKLW. When Larry Sands left Detroit for an advertising career, Booth went solo with Fun House, hosting Astro Boy and Marvel Super Hero cartoons with his sidekick Clyde Casual, a moose head that hung on the wall of the Fun House.

There's a photo of Jerry Booth and Larry Sands on my website, www.detroitkidshow.com. Click on the cartoon of Jingles to see the photo and hear the Boofland anthem from Jingles in Boofland.

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QUESTION: I remember listening to a radio show when I was quite young and riding with my parents called, I think, “Night Train,” possibly with Mickey Shorr? It had really neat theme music. Do you remember more about this? Thanks.

ED: Mickey Shorr used the song "Night Train" by Buddy Morrow to open and close his evening show on WXYZ-AM. Mickey also worked at WKMH and WJBK where he played the top rock n' roll hits of the day. Shorr died in 1988, but his chain of Motor City car audio stores live on. You can hear a (bad) version of this theme song on You Tube at: UTUBE

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The Detroit News
SCREENSAVERS & WALLPAPER

Here are a few captured Screensaver shots:

** World's Greatest Cars **



    ** Woodward Avenue's 200 Years **



To download, go to:
SCREENSAVERS

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DETROITER’S FAVORITE POP

FAYGO!

Visit the Faygo website and find
* The History of Faygo *
* Pop Finder: Where to Find Faygo in Your State *
*  A Faygo Screensaver *
* A Faygo Centennial Recipe Book ($9.95) *

www.Faygo.com

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WHICH WAY DID HE GO?
The true story of
THE FAYGO KID

The_Faygo_Kid

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Original Faygo Kid commercial from 1953

Faygo Kid Commercial

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MOTOWN TURNS 50

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WORTH WATCHING
“50 VIDEOS OF MOTOWN THROUGH THE YEARS”
MOTOWN VIDEOS

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WORTH READING
“WHERE MOTOWN’S STARS ARE NOW”
WHERE ARE THEY?

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WORTH ATTENDING
An evening celebration presented by the
East Detroit Public Schools Leisure & Enrichment Program

"CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOTOWN"
Tuesday, March 10, 6-9 pm
Kellwood Center
19200 Stephens, Eastpointe
$8 per person

Here's a chance to dance, plus a team will 'refresh' us with basic dance steps.
Also, sing-along Karaoke, Motown trivia contest,
and attendees are welcome to display their original album jackets.
Your favorite drive-through meal will be available for a small charge.

Register by calling 586-445-4416.

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Something nostalgic for yourself or someone you know.

WHERE YOU’LL FIND
DETROIT MEMORIES T-SHIRTS
DETROITER AT HEART APPAREL
BOOKS * DVDs * POSTERS * MUSIC * FAYGO * BETTER MADE

www.everythingdetroitstore.com

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Bob & Rob Allison's
“ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR”

One of Detroit's oldest radio shows,
providing solutions to common household problems.

Broadcast Live, Monday-Friday, 9-11 am, WNZK 690 AM, Detroit

Mp3 Stream Live, Mon-Fri at

www.AskYourNeighbor.com

The last 10 shows are archived to listen to at any time.

HUDSON'S RECIPES!
HUDSON'S RECIPES

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www.detroithistorical.org

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"Enchanted Evening"
at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

Saturday, February 14
6 p.m.

The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House is once again offering the chance to spend
an evening at the historic and elegant residence.

A favorite alternative from the usual Valentine’s Day trappings,
this event is a unique solution to the question of what to do
with that special someone.

$50 per person
Reservations are required.

Please RSVP directly to the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House at (313) 884-4222,
or visit their web site at www.fordhouse.org

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Fabulous 5: Detroit's Entertainment Venues
Now Open!

The Detroit Historical Museum’s Fabulous 5 exhibit area offers
an ever-changing potpourri of metro Detroit’s pop culture
and this latest installment is sure to bring back fond memories.

Fabulous 5: Detroit’s Entertainment Venues features an extraordinary sampling
of places where we go to have fun and be entertained.
Each unique venue is a Detroit icon and has created generations of
enjoyable experiences for those who have visited them.

The venues highlighted in this exhibit include:
Tiger Stadium, the Michigan State Fair, Orchestra Hall,
the Masonic Temple, and the Fox Theatre.

Click below to view additional information about each location featured in this exhibit:

Fabulous 5 Venue Info

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SAVE THE DATE
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FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
7:30-10:30 pm
Macomb Community College
Lorenzo Cultural Center

ROBIN SEYMOUR
will host a re-creation of Swingin' Time,
complete with a short video clip from his TV show.

Adding to the atmosphere will be a dance floor and a DJ to spin the ol' 45s.
Attendees are encouraged to dress in '60s style.
Admission: $25.00 per person
Food and a cash bar — and a fabulous time for everyone!

Also featured will be a series of performances at the adjacent
Macomb Center for Performing Arts,
including the Smothers Brothers and Mitch Ryder.

Detroit Memories (that'd be me, Eileen) will be there.
More details available as the date approaches.

Also joining us will be Gordon Castelnero, author of
TV Land - Detroit
and
Rick Stevers of the band, Frijid Pink

For more information, go to:
http://www.lorenzoculturalcenter.com/

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CLASS REUNIONS
OLDIES WOMC 104.3

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DETROIT WEB CAM

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum provides a unique service to the maritime community.
The 'Detroit River Watch' webcam brings passing lake and ocean freighters,
motor and sailboats, and even the rowing shells to the home and office desktops
of boat watching enthusiasts around the country.

DETROIT WEB CAM

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DETROIT AUTO SHOWS
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Since the early '60s, COBO HALL has been the site of the annual
DETROIT AUTO SHOW.
Before that, you may remember when they were held at the
DETROIT ARTILLERY ARMORY
or the
MICHIGAN STATE FAIRGROUNDS.

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ABOVE PHOTO: 1961 Detroit Auto Show,
from the book titled
The First Century of the Detroit Auto Show

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GOT AUTO SHOW MEMORIES?
IF YOU ATTENDED A DETROIT AUTO SHOW
BETWEEN 1950 AND 1979
CLICK HERE
AND TELL US!
(Plus, read the humorous memories of other attendees.)

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The Detroit News ~ Rearview Mirror

The Detroit Auto Show:
From beer gardens to tabernacles to Cobo Center

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Check out this
1961 AUTO SHOW COMMERCIAL
at
www.detroitkidshow.com

(With music that sounds like it's from one of those scary movies you watched as a kid.)

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GOT QUESTIONS?

R DETROIT TV GUY
ED GOLICK
Webmaster of www.DetroitKidShow.com
and a vintage Detroit TV show expert

If you have a question you’d like Ed to answer, email it to info@detroitmemories.com
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QUESTION: What happened to Jac LeGoff, Vic Caputo and Ackerman?

                                                                            Vic Apap

ED:  Jac LeGoff is retired and still living in the Detroit area. Vic Caputo did radio in Tucson, but is now semi-retired. Al Ackerman is retired and living the good life in Florida.

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QUESTION: I'd like to purchase copies of the George Pierrot "World Adventure Series" shows? Where can I find them?

ED:  For most of the years it was on, first on WXYZ, then WWJ, Pierrot's travel show, one of the first local color programs offered in Detroit, was done live. Later episodes were taped, but they were erased and used over and over until they wore out (as was the case with many local programs of that time). When Post-Newsweek bought WWJ-TV in 1978, they cleaned house and threw away most everything in the archives, including photographs, scripts, original tapes and films. Sadly, no George Pierrot shows are known to exist. Incidentally, Pierrot's sidekick toward the end of the series was Bob Bean.

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QUESTION: What was Bill Kennedy's first TV program in Detroit?
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ED: His first show was called "Dinner Theater." It aired at 6:00 PM on WXYZ in 1955.

Kennedy's career actually started at WWJ-TV in 1950 as a booth announcer. A friend of mine who worked at WWJ back then told me that he would sit in the announcer's booth all day with a bag of bologna sandwiches and say "The time is now 10 o'clock. You are watching WWJ-TV."

In 1952, Kennedy graduated to the front of the camera with "Your Hollywood Host." When the show was cancelled, Kennedy returned to Los Angeles. It was during this time that Kennedy recorded the opening to the Superman TV show ("Faster than a speeding bullet...").

He returned to Detroit in 1955, where he worked at WXYZ for a year.

In 1956, he was hired at CKLW-TV for "Bill Kennedy's Showtime." The rest is Detroit television history.

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QUESTION: I distinctly remember a TV show in the early '50s that showed old movies. The moderator/host always dressed in white and sat in a large wicker chair. I think that he called himself the Black Orchid. I'm almost sure the program was local.

HHCrissey

ED: I believe you're getting your movie hosts confused. In the mid-'50s, Channel 7 had a host who showed mystery movies. His name was The Black Spider, played by Irv Immerman. Channel 7 also had a female host called The White Camelia, who showed love stories. From your description, it sounds like The Black Spider is who you remember.

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QUESTION: As a child, I remember watching Rita Bell with my mother. When was her show on and what ever happened to her?

Kim Ellison-Giacchina
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ED: Rita's show, "Prize Movie" aired for 21 years each weekday morning starting in 1960. She'd play a song and ask viewers to call in with its title. The winner received $7 (more if the jackpot had rolled over). Rita Bell Hansen and her husband moved to San Diego a number of years ago, where she passed away on Dec 9, 2003.

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MOTOWN TURNS 50
The Sound of Young America hits the half-century mark this month!

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Cleveland Ohio's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
will pay tribute to Motown’s 50th Anniversary with an exhibit
Jan. 28 - Feb. 2, 2009.
Included in the exhibit are instruments, clothing, programs, posters, sheet music,
original music scores, contracts, recordings and other items representing
an array of Motown’s biggest stars, including
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, the Four Tops,
the Temptations, Jackson 5, Rick James, Martha and the Vandellas
and many others.

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WORTH A LISTEN

NOW That’s What I Call Motown
The latest CD in a series features 25 of the
most beloved, timeless Motown tracks
from some of the greatest music artists of all-time.

Click the photo or title for more info and/or to purchase.

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WORTH ATTENDING
An evening celebration presented by the
East Detroit Public Schools Leisure & Enrichment Program

"CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOTOWN"
Tuesday, March 10, 6-9 pm
Kellwood Center
19200 Stephens, Eastpointe
$8 per person

Here's a chance to dance, plus a team will 'refresh' us with basic dance steps.
Also, sing-along Karaoke, Motown trivia contest,
and attendees are welcome to display their original album jackets.
Your favorite drive-through meal will be available for a small charge.

Register by calling 586-445-4416.

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What Were Your Favorite Detroit-area
RESTAURANTS / DELIs / LOUNGES / BAKERIES
between 1950-1979?

WE WANT TO KNOW!

CLICK HERE TO TELL US

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FROM THE DETROIT MEMORIES
EMAIL INBOX

Occasionally I receive emails I feel would be of interest
to our Detroit Memories Newsletter subscribers.
With permission from the authors, I'll publish them.

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PEWABIC POTTERY

Eileen:

When I was appointed Deputy Director at the Michigan Council for the Arts in 1970, I reported to Director E. Ray Scott on the 2nd floor of Pewabic Pottery on East Jefferson. The environment was great. His office overlooked Jefferson, with Waterworks Park across the street and the Detroit River and Belle Isle beyond.

I have many Pewabic pieces myself, either presented by members of the Pewabic staff, its foundation or some of the individual craftsfolk with whom I became friendly. As I type this, I have a Coke sitting on a lovely handmade sculpted and hand fired Pewabic ceramic 'coaster' stamped "May 11, 1971" on the back, and today is worth a great deal to a collector. I also took a couple of evening courses there, learning firing techniques that complemented my 1950's ceramics courses at Wayne State University.

We were blessed with a Governor, Bill and Helen Milliken (still living in their home town of Traverse City -- Helen was the daughter of a former Colorado governor) were open, generous, forward-looking folks who understood the value of the arts and put their energy (and personal wealth) where their mouths were. In the age of Nixon, Michigan had a state arts budget second only to New York (more even than California). Its funds were put to innovative, yet practical use and, with the help of the Dows, Fords, Yamasakis and others, also put Michigan arts on the map for years to come.

Good memories.

Rol Sharette
Boulder, Colorado

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I was really surprised to see the information on the Pewabic Pottery and their long time association with Detroit. My only connection is from my alma mater, Dondero High School in Royal Oak. There is quite a collection of Pewabic tiles as ornamentation over classroom doors in the main hallway. They are part of the original décor of the school building.

There are photos of these tiles on several websites relative to the history of Dondero which celebrated its 75^th Anniversary in March 2003 (before it was closed).

Donna Vandermark

Pewabic Pottery website

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SONNY'S WEATHER STATION

Hi, Eileen,

Back in the '70s, my sister, Denise Jarvis Maison, was a bartender at Sonny's Weather Station lounge & restaurant at Detroit City Airport. I still have the t-shirt with (owner) Sonny Eliot's smiling face on the front and "If you ain't a pilot, you ain't shit" on the back.

Gotta love Sonny!

Lynn Jarvis Anderson

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THANK YOU!

Dear Eileen,

Just a little note to let you know how much I love your newsletter. I grew in on the west side of Detroit. Nearly all of my uncles worked at one of the auto factories or a supporting company.

I find it quite interesting that many of us 'mature' citizens and lovers of Detroit are now someplace else. I haven't been back there for about 30 years, and then only for a couple of days for a funeral. A recent acquaintance has said that there is now a beautiful 'town green' type of space in the center of downtown, and that is very nice.

It is good to communicate with someone who still cares about Detroit and has good memories.

Keep up the wonderful work, and thank you.

Phyllis Lucas
Iron Mountain, MI

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ATTN: SE FLORIDIANS

Dear Eileen,

I'd like to connect with other Michigan/Detroit transplants in southeast Florida. I watched the Tigers contend in playoffs and world series events in years past...alone at a Ft. Lauderdale sports bar. No other person there was interested in the Tigers!

Is there a Detroit Memories chapter for us here in SE Florida? Or a place to go when we need to celebrate, recollect or just connect? I'd be willing to plan it if others are interested.

Sincerely,
Marcy J. Rosenberg
(formerly of Oak Park/West Bloomfield/Oakland County)

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Eileen's Note: I think it's a terrific idea. If you're interested, contact Marcy at mjrose131@yahoo.com.

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GOT HISTORY?
THE SCHOENHERR FAMILY

Eileen,

Schoenherr Road was named after one of my great-grandfathers. Thank you for asking.

Yes, I was also related to Bishop Walter J. Schoenherr. He was my second cousin, and a first cousin to my father. During the last year of his life, Bishop Schoenherr was occasionally a patient at St. Mary Mercy Hospital, so I saw him often.

I continue to enjoy the Detroit Memories website. Happy and blessed New Year!

Sister Darlene Marie Schoenherr
Felician Order, St. Mary Mercy Hospital
Livonia MI

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Eileen's note: Sr. Darlene is a member of the Detroit Memories Discussion Group. I initiated contact with her to inquire if she was a descendent of John Schoenherr, a prominent Detroit-area developer for whom Schoenherr Road was named. I also asked if she was related to Bishop Walter J Schoenherr, a graduate of Center Line High, who was ordained a priest in 1945, and appointed an auxiliary bishop in 1968. For nearly two decades, he was bishop for the south region of the archdiocese. He retired from active ministry in 1995 and, as Sr. Darlene phrased it, 'born into eternal life' in 2007 on her birthday, April 27.

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GOT HISTORY? If your family has roots in Detroit, email me at Eileen@detroitmemories.com. You might be featured in a future issue of the Detroit Memories Newsletter.

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Something nostalgic for yourself or someone you know.

MOTOWN MUSIC & DVDs

FOR MORE INFO & TO PURCHASE:
www.everythingdetroitstore.com/motown.html

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ALSO AVAILABLE
DETROITER AT HEART APPAREL
BOOKS * DVDs * POSTERS * MUSIC * FAYGO * BETTER MADE

www.everythingdetroitstore.com

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***
SAVE THE DATE
***

***FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
7:30-10:30 pm
Macomb Community College
Lorenzo Cultural Center

ROBIN SEYMOUR
will host a re-creation of Swingin' Time,
complete with a short video clip from his TV show.

Adding to the atmosphere will be a dance floor and a DJ to spin the ol' 45s.
Attendees are encouraged to dress in '60s style.
Admission: $25.00 per person
Food and a cash bar — and a fabulous time for everyone!

Also featured will be a series of performances at the adjacent
Macomb Center for Performing Arts,
including the Smothers Brothers and Mitch Ryder.

Detroit Memories (that'd be me, Eileen) will be there.
More details available as the date approaches.

For more information, go to:
http://www.lorenzoculturalcenter.com/

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