Time’s running out to be a part of NPR’s StoryCorps in Flint
FLINT, Michigan—If you’ve been to the Flint Cultural Center in the last couple weeks you may have noticed an Airstream trailer parked outside the Flint Institute of Arts — but…
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A little shout out to a long standing Flushing Business
A little shout out to a long standing Flushing Business that is celebrating an Anniversary this week. Colonial Lanes & Lounge opened in 1965, and here are some of the…
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Who remembers the Dunkin Doughnuts trailer, D&N Bank
We use the Genesee County GIS Department to bring you this Monday map! Check out the difference at the NW corner of Pierson and Elms Rd from 2002 till 2018. …
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A bit of a squeeze into the old, steam locomotive shops
A bit of a squeeze into the old, steam locomotive shops of the former Ann Arbor Railroad in Owosso. Even so, the Pere Marquette 1225 had safely arrived at her…
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Here are a couple of advertisements from our local Oldsmobile dealership
Here are a couple of advertisements from our local Oldsmobile dealership and Delehanty Ford from 1953 (ps, they were Pontiac back then!). Who remembers going to pick up their new…
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It’ll n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ run. On November 30, 1985,
“It’ll n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ run.” On November 30, 1985, the Pere Marquette 1225 moved under her own power for the first time since 1951. In 1988, the restored locomotive began a whole…
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MI resident SSGT Kelly Richard (US Army).
For those who fly a U.S. flag at home, please lower it to half-staff today, October 8, 2019, in honor of Grayling, MI resident SSGT Kelly Richard (US Army). He…
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Receipt from Frank McNally Chevrolet in 1940.
Take a trip back in time with this receipt from Frank McNally Chevrolet in 1940. You might recognize the name of the purchaser, and yes – that is the actual…
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Who can guess when this map would have been printed?
Who can guess when this map would have been printed? Is your street on it? We love seeing these older pieces of Flushing History.
