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FROM THE DETROIT MEMORIES
EMAIL INBOX
Occasionally I receive an email I feel would be of interest
to our Detroit Memories Newsletter subscribers.
With the permission of the author, I'll publish them.
Eileen:
Just chanced upon your site and think it's great. My dad, Jerome P. Cavanagh, was the mayor of Detroit from 1962-70, and so a lot of what you write and display has great significance.
I'm the oldest of eight children he and my mom had. I attended Gesu (6 Mile and Livernois, across from UD College) for nine years, went away to high school for 2-1/2 years, then came back to UD High. I currently live in Royal Oak and have served as a Michigan Court of Appeals judge for the last 20 years.
I've become a bit of a student of Detroit history and have a lot of good (and not so good) memories of Detroit. It was great being at the center of the "happenings" in the mid-'60s as the son of the mayor, and to be able to experience all of this history firsthand. I met a lot of famous Detroiters and others (JFK, LBJ, etc.) and was right there in the middle of it all. I loved those times. We were the first mayoral family to live in the Manoogian Mansion, and we were there during the riots when tanks and the National Guard were stationed at the end of our street.
After his term ended, my dad returned to practice law. In November 1979, while he was in Lexington KY visiting a client in the federal prison, he suffered a heart attack in his hotel room and died at St. Joseph Hospital. He was 51. My mother is still with us but in declining health. (She and my dad divorced in 1968 and he had remarried.)
Downtown has changed so much that even I don't recognize it. It's sad now to see the "glitter" of the new buildings against the blight of the old on the perimeter of downtown. There's a hollowness to it all which is probably why your website has added attraction: you have to remember because so little of it is there anymore. But at one time Detroit was great; it was called "The Paris of the Midwest."
I don't mind you publishing my email with my address. I'd love to correspond with others about their memories of Detroit.
Sincerely,
Mark Jerome Cavanagh
appealsman@mac.com
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DETROIT'S
UPCOMING CAR SHOWS & CRUISES
KIMBERLY P. MITCHELL/Detroit Free Press
FOR A COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
AND LINKS TO THE FOLLOWING, GO TO
www.MotorCities.org
Fri Aug 8, 2008
Cruisin MotorCities
New downtown car festival the week prior to the Woodward Dream Cruise.
It kicks off with the Detroit Festival of Speed and Style
car show at Campus Martius Park.
Sat Aug 9, 2008
Corvettes America Car Show
8th Annual Corvettes America Club Show
Sat Aug 9, 2008
Model T Celebrates 100 Years
Celebrate with the Model T club, see their cars and meet the members,
hear Mike Skinner, Grosse Pointe Historical Society board member
and Ford Historian, speak on the Model T.
Wed Aug 13, 2008
Back to the Bricks Cruise Weekend
Back to the Bricks, now in its fourth year, takes place on the
same road as the Woodward Dream Cruise.
Sat Aug 16, 2008
Woodward Dream Cruise
The Woodward Dream Cruise is the world's largest one-day celebration
of classic car culture, attracting more than 1 million visitors
and over 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom,
collector and special interest vehicles.
Sat Aug 16, 2008
GM 100 Caravan, Woodward Dream Cruise
Selected GM cars start in Downtown Detroit at GM Renaissance Center
and parade up Woodward, stop for ceremonies at Woodward and 9 Mile
in Ferndale, continue to parade up Woodward.
Fri Aug 29, 2008
Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
World-class motor racing in the Motor City with the newly-unified
IndyCar Series; the American LeMans Series,
the world's premier sports car series;
and the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship.
GM and Model T centennial activities being planned.
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RELATED ARTICLE:
Summer Auto Fest Lures Tourism Cash
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FROM THE
BOOKSTORE
From Arcadia Press
Cruisin' the Original Woodward Avenue
By Anthony Ambrogio, Sharon Luckerman
128 pages with photos
$19.99
Paperback ~ 2006
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO & TO ORDER
In the 1950s, cruising swept the nation. American streets became impromptu racetracks.
Teens piled into friends’ cars and cruised with a new sense of freedom.
To lure buyers to their particular makes and models, automobile companies
targeted the youth market by focusing on design and performance.
No place was that more relevant than on metro Detroit’s Woodward Avenue,
the city’s number-one cruising destination and home of the world’s automobile industry.
This unique relationship extended into the muscle car era of the 1960s,
as Woodward Avenue continued to reflect the triumphs and downturns
of the industry that made Detroit known throughout the world.
MORE BOOKS FROM ARCADIA:
 
Detroit's Bell Isle
and
Detroit 1930-1969
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WORTH A VISIT!
Detroit Daily Weather
The way it used to be. Brought to you by
http://www.detroitkidshow.com/
and Velvet Peanut Butter in the reuseable tumblers
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WORTH A LOOK!
Class Reunions
Oldies 104.3 WOMC (and radio home of Dick Purtan) maintains list of
many upcoming high school class reunions. Don't miss yours!
http://www.womc.com/pages/92878.php
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* * * JUNE SPECIAL * * *
Special pricing for Detroit Memories Newsletter subscribers only!
A Detroit Memories store
Something nostalgic for yourself or someone you know.
www.everythingdetroitstore.com
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Short sleeve, with or without pocket.
Available in 9 shirt colors.
Small / Large / XLarge
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$14.50 ea
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One Size Fits All
$12.50 ea
Reg. $15
Available in 9 colors
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO ORDER
Offer ends June 30, 2008.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT IN THE MAY ISSUE . . .
THE SECOND ANNUAL
ARIZONA-DETROITERS DINNER
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008
Guest Speaker TOM SHANNON
Special Guest ROBIN SEYMOUR
CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS
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If you've always wanted to get back to BOB-LO ISLAND...
BOB-LO ISLAND
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
JULY 25-27, 2008
On Saturday:
Ray Manzerolle * Carol Welsman * Warren Hill
Bob James * Alexander Zonjic & friends
On Sunday:
University of Windsor Jazz Ensemble * Cates-Fomin Project
Thornetta Davis * Keiko Matzui * Rick Braun & Richard Elliott
Jazz Fest will also include fireworks and an Afterparty on Saturday night,
as well as Gospel singers on Sunday morning.
Entertainment on the island runs from 1:00pm to 9:00pm Saturday and Sunday.
Watch for tickets to go on sale via Ticketmaster and at the Boblo Island Discovery Centre.
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