tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post3027303042046945886..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Winter Wednesday Postcard Promenade #4: Detroit in the Old DaysP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-75400604142478763462011-03-02T13:16:46.628-08:002011-03-02T13:16:46.628-08:00Thank you again, Kathy, and thanks, Dorene. I feel...Thank you again, Kathy, and thanks, Dorene. I feel pretty good that I, a non-Detroiter, could present Detroit in a way meaningful to Detroiters.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-8587013689282270172011-03-02T11:47:50.853-08:002011-03-02T11:47:50.853-08:00I love you, Pamela! I drive to Detroit at least t...I love you, Pamela! I drive to Detroit at least twice a week and see some of these old buildings, and now I will see them anew! DoreneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-5505456665299012712011-03-02T10:49:39.614-08:002011-03-02T10:49:39.614-08:00She loved looking at these...sent me an email tell...She loved looking at these...sent me an email telling her personal memories of all these places. Thanks for brightening her day, Pamela!Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-48109275133712724172011-03-02T08:26:14.263-08:002011-03-02T08:26:14.263-08:00Thank you for the compliment, Gerry. I'm glad ...Thank you for the compliment, Gerry. I'm glad it wasn't too obvious (?) that I don't really know Detroit first-hand. Chicago was the city of my heart when I was growing up 45 miles away in the cornfields.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-40837238868166707412011-03-02T07:25:26.878-08:002011-03-02T07:25:26.878-08:00I enjoyed these postcards very much, and felt a tu...I enjoyed these postcards very much, and felt a tugging at my heart. Quite a few of those buildings hold my own memories. <br /><br />I love my dad's stories of "When I was a little boy in Detroit . . . " too! Rob the Firefighter was a little boy there, and has stories of his own. Thank you for the exhibit. Well curated!Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-18457190750498045152011-03-02T05:05:59.748-08:002011-03-02T05:05:59.748-08:00I hope your mother-in-law will enjoy the pictures,...I hope your mother-in-law will enjoy the pictures, Kathy. I love David's stories of "When I was a little boy in Detroit...."P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-36245217855479363612011-03-02T04:59:22.778-08:002011-03-02T04:59:22.778-08:00I am going to send a link of your Detroit blog to ...I am going to send a link of your Detroit blog to my mother-in-law. I think she will enjoy looking at these photos. Thanks, Pamela.Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-26923097377202618102011-03-02T04:44:37.836-08:002011-03-02T04:44:37.836-08:00Sorry I didn't have a postcard of the train st...Sorry I didn't have a postcard of the train station, my introduction to Detroit.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-58617928116917742682011-03-02T04:04:43.368-08:002011-03-02T04:04:43.368-08:00Very cool. Fun to notice how many of these struct...Very cool. Fun to notice how many of these structures are still around, and in what shape they're in.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com