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Post Number: 1588
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| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 10:25 pm: |    |
Yeah, I remember that about Mr. Shutey, but I was a bit younger so I don't think I could pick him out of a line-up of farmers. I do remember there was a Detroit Fireman who lived right across Redmond from that house, and across the alley from Mr. and Mrs. Bohr. Mr. VanDeVort was his name, and he and his wife had at least one daughter from what I can recall. They had a great dalmation dog, which was just as friendly as can be, but that name escapes me at the moment. |
Kellyroad
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Post Number: 1169
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 2:03 am: | |
The Bohrs who lived on the north east corner of Eastwood and Redmond were on of the original land owners before the triangle area was subdivided into plots for the Darby East Point subdivision. Their house along with the house on the south side of Eastwood off the Morang alley were 2 of the original homes in that area. I regret never asking the Bohrs to look at their photo albums. I understood they had photos of the neighborhood when it was just farm land and 7 Mile was just narrow road...even before Heilmann field had a Nike missile site. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1591
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 4:57 pm: | |
KR, do you remember the VanDeVort family? The name Carol could be the name of a daughter.
Mr. Bohr often sat outside his Redmond facing garage in his lawn chair. He had lots to tell about the old days before it was all built up. They had a station wagon which they loaded up to the gills every year in late fall for their trek to their place down in Florida. |
Zitro
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Post Number: 2246
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 5:27 pm: | |
7: Carol graduated with JC and I. You should be able to see her pic on the class photo she uploaded last week on FB |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1594
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| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 10:24 pm: | |
Carol's on FB? Cool. She can tell me the name of her dog. |
Kellyroad
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Post Number: 1173
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| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 2:13 am: | |
7K: I do remember the VandeVort family, especially Mr. Van. He was a high ranking fire official and always engaged in friendly conversation. He kept his home and landscaping spotless.....you might recall the addition on the back of his house was always painted pristine glossy white, the cyclone fence always painted with a fresh coat of metallic silver...and yes the dalmatians were also friendly...territorial but yet friendly. Simply stated they were great neighbors. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1605
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| | Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 10:25 pm: | |
Speaking of cyclones, it sure was a windy fall afternoon here in southeast Michigan...a great day to mow your lawn without the bag...a great day to watch all your trees' leaves blow over into your neighbor's lawns and beyond...a great day to take pictures of the fall color splendor before it's too late...a great day for a hay ride or pumpkin picking or cider drinking. |
Zitro
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Post Number: 2258
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 9:10 am: | |
7: Question for you. Powdered or plain doughnuts at a cider mill? Me? Plain, it's hard not to get them caught in your throat halfway down and have to drink about 16 oz of cider to wash them down. Great! |
Eastburn
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Post Number: 516
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 9:22 am: | |
Just thinking about those doughnuts I can feel my arteries start to clog up (some more). But, oh, are they great!
Does anyone remember that the Kresge's on Gratiot & 7 made & sold those little grease bombs, too? |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1606
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 10:11 am: | |
In order of preference: Powdered Sugar, Cimanin, Plain...and if ordering cimanin, I would pronounce it just that way so the person behind the counter would think I was defective or something. That kind of thing cracks me up, even it's it's only me laughing my guts out on the inside. |
Jcole
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Post Number: 4352
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 11:08 am: | |
I love cinnamon doughnuts with cider, but even better are the pumpkin ones with cinnamon sugar on the outside. Yumm
Terri Dugan used to pronounce cinnamon cerininim.
Aluminum as alumininimum |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1608
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| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 1:11 pm: | |
Sounds like a swell gal. |
Kellyroad
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Post Number: 1176
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 3:14 pm: | |
For all those in the triangle or the nearby neighborhood: What part of Eastwood are the above pictures? |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1611
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| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 9:40 pm: | |
Beautiful pictures, KR. Look at all that shade...and this is from the trees which replaced the elms. Two observations from that. One...where has the time gone? Two...no wonder we all got by without central air back in the day. |
Jcole
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Post Number: 4368
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| | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 9:53 pm: | |
I love the antenna on the house in the first pic.
Looks like it could bring in ships at sea |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1625
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 12:37 am: | |
Yeah, J, it's definitely larger than an "ON TV" antenna, or even your standard VHF/UHF. It resembles more a TS light tower. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1645
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| | Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 11:00 pm: | |
BTW, just found out VDV's dog was named Smokey!
And SB's older sib was Paula. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1656
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 11:07 pm: | |
Just about all the beautiful color is gone from the trees, so now we are left with an awesome display of black, against a blue, sometimes gray skyline. Hopefully this winter we will see one of my favorite sites...frozen fog.
Hey, look at that. I see Jarzembak's old house is for sale. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1664
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:36 pm: | |
Not only did we get some genuine frozen fog Sunday evening, but the street was covered with sticking snow, and the evergreens were picture perfect! Just a dusting though...a shot across the bow if you will...a mere hint of things to come...nothing like the huge ruts in the street we will be dealing with...deep ruts where your car bottoms out...deep ruts where you cringe when you see an oncoming vehicle because you know you have to give up one rut and risk getting stuck in the muck if you lose momentum...then you rely on your neighbors and friends to help shovel and push you out...there is a distinct talent and technique to rocking your own self out of one of those messes...they don't teach that at Denby drivers' ed! |
Kellyroad
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Post Number: 1227
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 2:13 am: | |
7K: Even the police department was appreciative of the Eastwood and Saratoga kids getting the police vehicles out of the ruts. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1685
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| | Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:08 pm: | |
Ah, yes...the old black and whites with the bubble gum machines on top. Didn't want to see one of those if you were around the block riding your bike in the street when you were 7 or 8. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1709
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 11:39 pm: | |
What a fantastic late Thanksgiving Eve here in SE Michigan! Perfect weather for putting up Christmas lights out in the front yard. Crazy thing is the pear tree is still dropping leaves so I got to do some raking first. |
Kellyroad
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Post Number: 1256
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| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 12:01 am: | |
The leaves on the Eastwood elms were pretty much gone by Nov 1. |
Kellyroad
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Post Number: 1272
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| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 1:31 pm: | |
Looking for a real Christmas tree. Is the lot on Moross and Kelly still selling trees? or Franks on 7 and Hayes? |
Jcole
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Post Number: 4918
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| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 1:36 pm: | |
Unless you mean in the recesses of my memory, no, Franks on 7 and Hayes is long gone. I think Franks went bankrupt a couple years back. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1732
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| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 8:09 pm: | |
7andkelly
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Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 4:40 pm:
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Franks was a great store. I wonder if they just tried too hard to be like the big box stores. Miss that one...that's for sure.
Used to walk over there, actually, and to Revco. Revco was great for film development, scripts, bandaids in those sturdy reusable hinged metal boxes, bactine, mercurochrome, aspirin, cigars and tobacco, and my favorite, tube testing. |
Kellyroad
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Post Number: 1277
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| | Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 1:11 am: | |
JC: Is Vetre still sharpening ice skates? |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2468
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 8:52 am: | |
If they are, I need to have my name put back on my blue nylon jacket, it's kind of worn off after all these years.
(Message edited by zitro on December 04, 2008) |
Jcole
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Post Number: 4930
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| | Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 11:02 am: | |
Yes, KR, they will forever be sharpening skates. |
Kellyroad
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Username: Kellyroad
Post Number: 1281
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| | Posted on Friday, December 05, 2008 - 1:39 am: | |
JC and Z: There are 2 things in life as I look back at my days at St. Jude that I wish I could take back....and they both deal with Vetre hardware.
1. getting figure skates after having hockey skates (weak ankles)
2. having my first name put on my blue nylon jacket instead of the last name.
What was I thinking?
Thanks for understanding. |