ZachariahDaMan

The Clinton Woolen Mill is now in ruins because of fire, it was built 1891. http://www.mlive.com/news/annarbornews/index.ssf?/base/news-22/1176820924201850.xml&coll=2

Awesome! I wanna go to Boston.

Nice photos, I'll have to go here someday.

lol! I didn't even realize that I had so many pictures with him.

Former Woodard Furniture Company and Owosso Casket http://www.woodardstation.com/pages/index Joseph H. Lebowsky Center, formerly Capitol Theatre, Built 1926. There was a big fire here on February 14. Amos Gould house, built 1859 Curwood Castle, built 1922. An author named James Oliver Curwood lived here most of his life. Comstock Cabin, built in the mid 1830s

Morrice isn't far from Perry (my previous thread) and still in Shiawassee County. It only has about 900 people. Many abandoned industrial buildings here. From about 1900

Perry is a city of about 2,000 in Shiawassee County. 1912 Prior to the fire of July 6, 1913 that destroyed nearly all of downtown, possibly started by sparks from a passing train. Perry Methodist Church Hick's Hotel Hicks Hotel during the fire of March 18, 1909 Afterwards Perry Congregational Christian Church- constructed 1884

Cool! Wasn't expecting buildings that nice.

Taken in the general area of Junction and Vernor.

Could you like maybe like spell like right?

Mount Clemens is the oldest city and the county seat of Macomb County. In 1862, healing mineral springs were discovered. Mount Clemens soothed sufferers from around the globe who flocked to more than 40 bathhouses and hotels to drink and bathe in the revitalizing waters. This era lasted from 1873 to 1940 and gave the city the nickname of “America’s Bath City”. A few old pics first Old Macomb County Courthouse (1880-1930) The next 3 are from around 1910 Zion Church- built 1880 St. Mary's School- buit 1889 Carnegie Library- built 1904 ^:(

Recently I visited Memphis for the first time. By the way this Memphis is in MI :lol: Just thought I'd trick everyone into looking at my thread.

Nice, I miss that city.

Azalia ^What store? Oh, the only store in town. London- no commercial buildings left, but I have asked a historical society to send old photos of them. Maybee Scofield It’s a little person house! Stony Creek (not a town anymore) St. Patrick Church *Irish and German immigrants first came to this area, known as Stony Creek, in the 1840s. The settlement was also called Athlone, after a city significant in Ireland’s military history. Redemptorist missionaries served Catholics here from 1847 until 1855. On March 17, 1847, they celebrated the dedicatory Mass of their first church, which was built of logs donated by parishioners. On June 26, 1860, the cornerstone was laid for the present church; six months later the church was completed. Built in the Round-Arch mode, it once had a lofty spire surrounded by finials. On December 27, Bishop LeFevre appointed Father Desiderius Callaert the first resident pastor of Stony Creek, and St. Patrick’s gained the full status of a parish. Strasburg Ida *Village history: A day’s ride from the River Raisin stood the Ida Inn. Settlers built log cabins around the inn and farms appeared along the old corduroy roads. The Inn, later to become the train station and post office, was purchased, along with its surrounding lands, by Henry Rauch. By 1860, the area was no longer wilderness frontier, but a thriving town with a steady stream of newcomers coming by rail to work in the quarry, or shops, and to farm. By 1868, the village was platted in the northwest corner of the township, securely nestled amidst lush green farms. *Township history: Named for Ida M. Taylor in 1837, the township became important to the Western migration. Smalls farms were scattered along rough corduroy roads built upon ancient Indian trails. A day’s journey by horse-drawn coach was eight miles of road pitted by large sinkholes. Farms could earn extra money pulling the coaches from holes which they often maintained well into dry weather. In 1837, the state provided land and money for a railroad system to promote immigration. By 1841, the horse-drawn Lake Erie and River Raisin line was incorporated into the Michigan Southern with rails from LaPlaisance Bay to Adrian. This became an east-west arm of the Erie Canal route. Lulu

Reminds me of Howell, MI. I've read a lot about the Klan history there.

Dearborn has a population of about 100,000. If you haven't been to Greenfield Village or Henry Ford Museum then you are missing out. Notice any similarities in the next 3 pictures? :lol: This building was one of 11 built in 1833 for the United States Detroit Arsenal at Dearbornville.

Nice pics, looks like a historic lil place.

Np Ian, you and anyone else can feel free to add any Detriot photos here. Here are pictures taken yesterday while giving a friend a tour of the city. She wanted to see its really old churches which I will post in a huge thread sometime.

Cool shots, I stop by Flint every time on my way to my grandparents in Clio.

Book-Cadillac Hotel Built 1924, closed 1984. Being renovated and should be ready in 2008. Detroit Free Press Building- 1925 Lafayette Building- 1923 Dime Building- 1913 Compuware Headquarters Good-bye Commerce Building- 1915 ^The plaque on this building reads "A large brick building known as "the Finney House Barn" was located here and used as a dept ofr helping slaves gain freedom into Canada from 1833 until the Civil War. Detroit was one of the most important "stations" on the route to Canada and the anti-slavery soceity organized in 1837, aided in the liberation of thousands of slaves." Campus Martius Park Looking down Woodward Fromer location of Hudsons in foreground Broderick Tower Lofts- 1928

Awesome!

Some old pictures I found... Adrian These next to pictures are from the 1940s 1910 1920s The next two are Tecumseh around 1910

On the second floor of this building is the Howell Opera House (built 1880). A few months back I was able to walk around the opera house which hasn't been used since 1924. It's amazing walking around such an old, historic place.

Ink, it was a traveling exhibition of works by sculptor Tom Otterness. He has done a lot of noteworthy public art, and it should be easy to find out more about him on Google. He's got a bunch in Grand Rapids too, great stuff!

Towns I still have to hit up in Oakland County: Birmingham, Ortonville, Lake Orion, Berkley, Rochester, Ferndale, Oxford and Leonard. Clawson Farmington http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=9859.0 Holly (one of my favorite little towns) Milford ^Jimmy Hoffa! Pontiac http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=11673.0 Royal Oak http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=11095.0 South Lyon First Presbyterian Church, built 1883