  Arepb Member Username: Arepb Post Number: 25 Registered: 06-2005 |
Nice piece of work http://ia300142.us.archive.org /2/items/DetroitC1965/DetroitC 1965.mpg | ||
Qdaddy77 Member Username: Qdaddy77 Post Number: 94 Registered: 05-2007 |
"Detroit - An Exciting place to be. To live, to grow, to work shoulder to shoulder regardless of National origin, color or creed." It really shows Detroit at its peak. Who knew that 4 years later the riots would happen...If only they would have got the 1968 games. Does anybody know what restaurant that is with the great view? also, is that a marina where the Joe is today? | ||
Sciencefair Member Username: Sciencefair Post Number: 55 Registered: 10-2007 |
Great video! Like a window back in time! | ||
Harpernottingham Member Username: Harpernottingham Post Number: 346 Registered: 04-2006 |
Although JFK appears on camera, he was already dead for nearly two years by the time this video came out. Here, the "riots" are just two years away. Mayor Cavanagh sounds as if he's on some serious downers. The dude's so subdued, it's ridiculous. | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 3899 Registered: 10-2003 |
Cavanagh was a pretty young mayor... I wonder if he tried to sound "serious" to come off more grounded and mature. I remember, as a kid, when he was mayor. He was so popular and well-thought-of before the riots. | ||
Whithorn11446 Member Username: Whithorn11446 Post Number: 199 Registered: 03-2007 |
"I remember, as a kid, when he was mayor. He was so popular and well-thought-of before the riots." He was despised by a number of people even before the riots. The homeowner's associations in particular were not fond of Cavanagh for advocating open housing. A significant segment thought of Jerry Cavanagh as a "reverse oreo". | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 265 Registered: 11-2006 |
Ahhh...the days when belching smokestacks were a sign of industrial might, rather than environmental calamity. |
