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5/17/2013 - Warren Theatre - Detroit - Carol
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I worked at the Warren Theatre in 1964 and 1965.
I lived down the street on Memorial and could see the Marquie lights from my house. I sold candy, and then tickets. I remember when we had a huge snow in 64 the Manager slept there in the lounge. People where stuck home due to bad roads and when I went to work in the evening it was the longest line I had ever had.
Longer than for the 25 cent Saturday Matinees. Fun times, many memories. Wish someone had a picture.
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5/17/2013 - Senate Theatre - Detroit - DTOSEvents
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In 2013 the Senate Theater started showing movies again.
Movies with sound and silent films too that feature live accompaniment on the 4/34 Wurlitzer theatre organ. A new wide movie screen is arriving around the middle of 2013. There are also live music shows and other events. Upcoming Events May 19, 2013 at 3 PM Buster Keaton's classic silent film, THE GENERAL, and two other Keaton short films will be presented with live Wurlitzer theater organ accompaniment at Detroit's Senate Theater.
Organist Dennis Scott is accompanying the movie. This program is suitable for all ages and will acquaint today's audiences with a silent film classic and the musical and sound effects background enjoyed by audiences in the early 20th century. The organ concerts with Wurlitzer that have been presented for 50 years at Senate are also still happening. 2013 Pops Concert Series Mar 17 – Simon Gledhill Apr 21 – Tony Thomas May 12 – Martin Ellis June 23 – Mark Herman Sept 22 – Justin Stahl Oct 20 – Scott Smith Nov 17 – Clark Wilson Dec 8 – Joel Gary All Sunday at 3:00 PM.
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5/17/2013 - Motor City Speedway - Warren Township - Steve Towne Jr.
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Greetings! I recently learned that my Grandfather, Fred Towne, raced here in the late 50's.
Family says he beat AJ Foyt the year of, or before, he became a household name. I don't know if my Grandfather won the race, only that he placed better than Mr. Foyt. Mr.
Foyt does not remember the race, or my Grandfather's name, but it was a long time ago. My Grandfather could have raced professionally, but quite to raise his family. I am hoping that there will be someone who reads this that may have some information about Fred Towne that they could direct me to. There is not much left from his racing days, and our family is not the closest, so any input will help.
I am just trying to document this part of my Grandfather's life, as I was not raised around the Towne side of my family and do not know much of the legacies they left for us. SIDE NOT: I do know that Fred Towne was serving on the USS Atherton (spell check) when it sank the U boat off of the East coast, around Rhode Island. That was a nice piece of history to learn! So if anyone has any information that could help me document my Grandfather's short racing career, please send me an email & I will get back to you. Thanks ahead of time! Blessed Be!.
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5/15/2013 - Bob-Lo Island - Detroit - Robert Colbert
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It is such a travesty that anything left in the hands of Detroit has been left to waste like this.
I remember Bob-lo and feel that it was one of the great things about Detroit along with the Grand Prix to which neither is around anymore. I wish that bob-lo was still around so that I could take my son and show him how great things from my childhood were. Detroit really needs to get it together and restore/revitalize things of this nature. :(.
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5/14/2013 - Howell Theatre - Howell - B.J. McDevitt
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The Root restaurant chooses new location in Howell http://www.
freep. com/article/20130320/ENT08/130320068/The-Root-restaurant-chooses-new-location-in-Howell The owner of The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake Township has purchased the 86-year-old Howell Theater in downtown Howell and will convert it into a second Root location, executive chef James Rigato said today. Businessman Ed Mamou announced last year that he planned to open in Howell — but in the town’s Heart of Howell redevelopment project Mamou and the developer talked for months but could not reach agreement, Rigato said. The movie house was vacant for years until it was refurbished and reopened in 2011, but “it wasn’t very successful and had been for sale for a while,” Rigato said.
Mamou will allow the theater to continue operating under a lease until its film obligations are done and design work for the restaurant is complete, Rigato said. Renovations will start as soon after that as possible. The 10,000-square-foot building at 315 E. Grand River is large enough to include an event space suitable for wedding receptions and to allow for entertainment in addition to dining, Rigato said.
The chef said he was especially excited about the Howell Theater location because he grew up across the street from the building and his mother still lives there. “I could see it out of my bedroom window growing up,” Rigato said. “Howell is really a beautiful town. It’s picturesque and has a lot of history.
I’m so excited to be able to turn it into something special,” he said. Although many people have told Mamou and Rigato that Howell can’t support the kind of restaurant they operate, Rigato said they heard the same warnings about White Lake — and those proved wrong. The Root was the 2012 Free Press Restaurant of the Year. Howell needs a destination restaurant, he said, suggesting that opening the Root there will be like the opening of Clarkston Union in Clarkston and Five Lakes Grill in Milford.
Both towns benefitted from the arrival of those popular restaurants. The Heart of Howell project, meanwhile, “is moving forward and looking for a tenant,” Rigato said. “They’re doing a nice job. I’m still excited for them.
” The Root’s move to the theater will be “a win-win for the city. Now instead of having one cool rebuilt space, they’ll have two,” he said..
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5/14/2013 - State Theatre - Lake Orion - Jim Thompson
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A 1962 article in the local newspaper (the Review) noted that it had been in disrepair for several years at that point, and at a local meeting, a decision was made to commit funds and labor to convert it into a youth center for dancing, etc. There was a 1954 article describing that a new screen and new sound system had been installed, but apparently it wasn't long afterward that it closed as a movie theater. Seat count (in 1945, at least) was 350.
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5/13/2013 - Northern Michigan Dragway - Bear Lake - Sharon Ledford
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kaleva- Coming off two consecutive years of record-breaking attendance, racers and fans are excited to get the 2013 racing season started this weekend at Northern Michigan Dragway.
Friday and Saturday evening will see the Jados Media Points Series events 1 and 2 take place. The 2012 champs will be defending their titles. In Bracket I, Eric Johnson of Onekama had a runaway finish with his Chevy Nova, with Travis Milliman of Bear Lake taking second. Bracket II always seems to provide a thrilling finish, and 2012 was no exception.
Scott Green of Manistee also used a Nova in taking the championship. Scott Eriksen of East Jordan needed an event win on the final points day to tie him, but came up just short with a quarter-final finish. Pro Trophy provided a thrilling finish as well. Gary Rank II of Manistee needed to get to round 5 on the final day.
He accomplished the feat, and edged Ed Peffer of LeRoy by 5 points by doing so. Street Trophy also came down to a decisive final day. Jimmy Evans of Benzonia edged Gary Bowman of Prescott. In the Junior division, Drew Buozis of Hart used an early season string of four event wins, which enabled him to hold off Fife Lake's Nathan Lane for the championship.
The action starts all over again this Friday and Saturday night. Time trials will begin at 6 pm, with eliminations at 8 pm. For further information, visit www. northernmichigandragway.
net or call (231)362-3439. Attached photo thanks to Tina Mikus Photos: Brian Rockwell of Cassopolis heats up the tires in his 1932 Austin Bantam Roadster at NMD..
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5/12/2013 - West Side Drive-In Theatre - Flint - Bradley Pagan
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This wonderful place was located about 1/2 mile from my house on Maxwell Ave.
In the late 60's and all through the 70's we would go and catch the double features. My friends and I would camp out in the back yard or the surrounding fields. Then sneak up to the Westside to catch an R Rated movie. We would hide outside the fence and watch through the cracks.
Many times we would see other dudes from the area doing the same thing. On a dare we would crawl under the fence and head up to the snack bar. If asked we would say we were here with our parents watching Night Time Nurses ! haha. As we got older and drove, it was party central.
I can still remember the intermission word for word song for song including the dancing hotdogs!..
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5/12/2013 - Riviera Theatre - Detroit - Dave Henry
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Oh, what memories have returned after coming across this site! Thanks.
I came to Detroit in 1952 at the age of 8 and lived in the Broadstreet, Joy Road area. A few years later my friends and I would go their for the Saturday matinees. These included cartoons, serials such as Rocket Man, Batman, Superman and, of course, Hop-along Cassidy in addition to a movie. On the way home we would ride our imaginary white stallions Topper by sort of skip-shuffling and slapping our rumps to giddy-up.
Monday mornings at McKerrow were spent wondering how, or if, our hero had escaped the tragedy that ended each episode. Don't forget the S. S. Kresge's right across the street.
Thanks again for the trip down memory lane..
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5/10/2013 - Motor City Dragway - New Baltimore - Frank Reynolds
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Was at Motor City Dragway once, August of '68 or '69.
(Can't remember which year but it would be the same year that the U. A. W. was going to strike against Ford because the tower announcer kept telling us to buy a Ford now due to the upcoming strike.
Maybe that can narrow down the year. ) We usually went to Detroit Dragway but there was a great round-robin Funny Car show that night: Ramchargers, Maynard Rupp, Doug Nash (289 short-wheelbase Bronco on nitro), others I can't recall (I was 14 or 15). Recall an inline-6 dragster on nitro (could that be right?) with header flames. I walked the track some time in the 1990s (got in through some gap in the fence) and it was really overgrown with trees, bushes and weeds.
Oh, in a recent issue of National Dragster, the NHRA ran some pix of cars running at Motor City dragway..
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5/10/2013 - Daniel Theatre - Saginaw - Robert McCaughey
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I remember going to the Daniel on Saturdays when I lived in Saginaw during kindergarten and first grade.
I spent all morning watching five cartoons, a serial and a double feature. This was in 1948 and 1949 when it was a new building. These were fond childhood memories. I now live in Westville, Indiana but I think of those happy times often.
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5/10/2013 - Wonderland Amusement Park - Southgate - betty
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Toby: Thanks for posting. I sent a letter to who I believe to be the son of the owner (the son now lives in Florida) asking for information and photos of the park. I haven't heard back, but if you have any suggestions as to how to reach him I would be most appreciative. You must also have some great stories to tell about the park if your dad worked there occasionally and you lived next door to the owners.
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5/10/2013 - Edgewater Park - Detroit - Sandra Huhtala Halbert
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The photos shown of the Edgewater carousel figures are of the last machine and figures at Edgewater Park. The carousel shown was originally Walled Lake Amusement Park's Dentzel carousel, which was sold to Edgewater Park as Walled Lake began its decline. The distinctive white paint job on all the figures was their final appearance before the carousel was sold to a group from California which restored and resold them to collectors. We lost a treasure.
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5/10/2013 - Maple City Theatre - Adrian - Dennis Gibbs
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May 7, 1913, Adrian Daily Telegram: E.
S. White today retired from the picture-show business, dispensing with the Maple City Theater he has owned for the past two months, and with a considerable degree of success. The business was sold to E. Slack, who has been assisting Mr. White since he opened the theater. Mr. White has not definitely decided as yet to his future course.
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5/7/2013 - Flint Park - Flint - David Bower
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My name is David Bower and I grew up in the shadow of Flint Park on Baldwin Blvd.
My entire family worked at the park at sometime or other. My father Ernest Bower worked as a security officer in the late 30s. My mother and sister sold tickets and my brother was a ride operator in the 40s. I remember 4 th of July's in the 50's when there were so many people at the park cars were parked up and down our street and even in our driveway.
The whole neighbor hood would set on their porches to watch a wonderful Fireworks display. I also remember the free Circus acts that every one enjoyed very much. I have 16 mm film of a lot events at Flint Park that my father photographed in the 30s - 40s - 50s, someday I will put them on DVD.
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5/5/2013 - Carmen Theatre - Dearborn - Sharon Smigelski Williams
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My parents went to movies at the Carmen in the early 50s, before they were married. My parents especially liked seeing movies there because there were 'dating seats', 2 seats together that had no armrest between them. Does anyone else remember this? I wasn't lucky enough to have seen a movie there before it closed.
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5/5/2013 - Hague Park - Jackson - Derek Sailors
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Hello, I do research and tagging for rcdb. I also run that website's Facebook page as well as the one below. Where exactly on the lake was the park located? Would like to tag the location for the database. Thanks, Derek.
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5/3/2013 - Onondaga Dragway - Onondaga - Jerry Green
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Great job guys.
Drove thru just to check it out. Looking forward to bringing the old man back. We will with a little luck, do a couple of launches with the Anglia and my Front engine dragster. Got to get some video for dad.
Look forward to breaking somethin. :)..
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