Postbop Member Username: Postbop
Post Number: 17 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 8:20 pm: | |
I grew up on the east side near old 8 mile and I-94 in the late 70s and 80s. These are places that I remember being different from then as compared to today. Kentucky Fried Chicken = Fruit Market Bally's = a couple of small houses and oil barrels Walgreens = Great Scott Shopping Center Kroger = McGlone Cadillac Mr. C's Carwash = empty field with glass and debris Office building on Hollywood ave. - Little Caesars I'm sure those of you who are older than me know what was there before the things I mentioned. I would love to hear any thing you could tell me or share nostalgia about the north Harper Woods area. Thanks! |
Crew Member Username: Crew
Post Number: 1375 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 6:31 am: | |
Wally's Custard = Wally's Custard thankfully, somethings never change |
Pgn421 Member Username: Pgn421
Post Number: 186 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 8:58 am: | |
Broukes, Nonas Pizza, |
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey
Post Number: 193 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 9:08 am: | |
Not Harper Woods, but a little further up Harper into SCS: National Coney Island: Round Table Restuarant Rome Tailor Shop: Barber Shop Renzi: Unique Office Supply Vacant (most recently Sand's Restaurant): Party Supplies Plus Kroger: Was also Don Gooley Cadillac in the late 1980s Can't remember what was on the Wendy's site prior to, but it has been there for 25 years. |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 5653 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 12:13 pm: | |
When I was a kid in the early 60's, I remember taking I-94 until it ended at Vernier. All freeway traffic had to exit at that exit and take Harper. In the distance you could see (just before the curve) the end of the freeway with dirt walls going up to ground level. Also back behind the fitness center on 8 Mile Rd. at the freeway bridge is a small park. Before the freeway burrowed thru there, it used to be a much larger park called Schwaben Park. It was a private enthnic German park for Oktoberfests and other summer fests. I remember it had a dance pavilion. The park closed by the mid 60's when the freeway continued thru it into Macomb County. |
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 663 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 2:52 pm: | |
1952 http://techtools.culma.wayne.e du/media/macomb/1952/de-19-87. pdf |
Pgn421 Member Username: Pgn421
Post Number: 187 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 5:08 pm: | |
Gistok- I can remember that too.When i94 ended at 8 mile rd. My mom would get on the freeway at Cadieux and exit at 8 mile rd. Do you remember the farm house at Beaconsfield and 8 mile? |
Swgz31 Member Username: Swgz31
Post Number: 52 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:17 pm: | |
If you go to the Mr C's car wash at Hawthorne and Harper there are a bunch of old pictures of the area on the walls before the freeway came through. |
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 443 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:18 pm: | |
"Can't remember what was on the Wendy's site prior to, but it has been there for 25 years." Trash before, and trash now. |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 5664 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 1:33 am: | |
Sorry Pgn421, I don't remember that farmhouse. |
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey
Post Number: 195 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 4:41 pm: | |
"Can't remember what was on the Wendy's site prior to, but it has been there for 25 years." Trash before, and trash now. Thank you for your intelligent contribution. |
D2dyeah Member Username: D2dyeah
Post Number: 81 Registered: 09-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 5:48 pm: | |
Wasn't it a Top Hat Hamburger stand? |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 2061 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 8:52 pm: | |
Used to be a Jack in the Box near where Wendys is now - early to mid seventies. |
Soomka1 Member Username: Soomka1
Post Number: 62 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 11:51 pm: | |
There was also a small sporting goods store on the same side of Harper as the Round Table Restaurant. This was in the 70's. |
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 666 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 10:48 am: | |
The old aerial I posted above blows my mind. The amount of open land just 55 years ago that far south is mind boggling. The urban line almost stopped right at the cities border. The North east section of Detroit has lots of new houses being built it appears. Its amazing how fast change happens. |
Pharmer_b Member Username: Pharmer_b
Post Number: 19 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 6:47 pm: | |
It was a bit further North on Harper, but does anyone remember the slot car racing place? |
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 500 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 7:02 pm: | |
"Can't remember what was on the Wendy's site prior to, but it has been there for 25 years. Trash before, and trash now. Thank you for your intelligent contribution." "Used to be a Jack in the Box near where Wendys is now - early to mid seventies." I rest my case. |
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey
Post Number: 196 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 10:37 pm: | |
Thank you for adding to the discussion Mr. Helper. |
Jerrytimes Member Username: Jerrytimes
Post Number: 61 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 10:49 pm: | |
Where did you find the old aerial view. I'm 28 and for some reason looking at old photos like this fascinate me. |
Harpernottingham Member Username: Harpernottingham
Post Number: 306 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 10:50 pm: | |
The sporting goods store was called Modern Emblem. There was also Collie Drugs, Little Caesars (I think someone crashed his car into the place in the early '80s and that might've been its death knell), and I used to get my hair cut at a place called Pete's Barber Shop. All on Harper, north of Vernier. I lived down near Harper and Outer Drive, but My father managed the 7-Eleven at Harper and Shady Lane in the late '70s and 1980. |
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 510 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 10:52 pm: | |
"Thank you for adding to the discussion Mr. Helper." I'm glad to point out the craziest things and places people will patronize. |
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker
Post Number: 1927 Registered: 04-2005
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 11:00 pm: | |
DetEdison aerial surveys |
Goose Member Username: Goose
Post Number: 52 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 11:35 pm: | |
there was a music studio i took guitar lessons, BARTS..... |
Soomka1 Member Username: Soomka1
Post Number: 65 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 11:36 pm: | |
Harpernottingham, your dad's 7-Eleven was the only place around where you could get junk food after midnight back in the old days. That was where all of the drunks were lined up waiting to microwave their burritos. |
Postbop Member Username: Postbop
Post Number: 18 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 10:57 pm: | |
Goose- I took piano lessons from Caroyln Borgula at Bart's studio. I forgot about Wally's Frozen Custard and the Round Table. Does someone know what year the 'eastland' farmhouse was demolished? |