  Slick Member Username: Slick Post Number: 9 Registered: 02-2008 |
Hello all, recevied this link for old pictures of Michigan towns, plus Detroit has its own section. http://www.viewsofthepast.com/ topics/towns.htm# enjoy, slick | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 821 Registered: 08-2007 |
Thanks Slick for the posting and welcome to the forum! Under the Detroit section, I clicked on the Steamship going down Griswold picture! Does anyone know what the purpose of that was? | ||
Single_malt Member Username: Single_malt Post Number: 5 Registered: 02-2008 |
Thanks for sharing, this will definitely be added into my favorites. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 5172 Registered: 10-2003 |
What's with the Airship picture? Detroit, The Airship City? There's a picture of what looks like the Kitty Hawk, and a building in the background that says "Wright" on it. | ||
Rel Member Username: Rel Post Number: 164 Registered: 02-2008 |
Um... a steamer on Griswold? Scratching my head.  | ||
Alan55 Member Username: Alan55 Post Number: 1249 Registered: 09-2005 |
Erie, those were just joke or curiosity photos. Pretty common around the turn of the century. Just a gimmick to sell more postcards. | ||
Qdaddy77 Member Username: Qdaddy77 Post Number: 101 Registered: 05-2007 |
is it me or is the boat club in the middle of the river?  | ||
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider Post Number: 833 Registered: 08-2006 |
Higher water levels at the time? | ||
Clayton Member Username: Clayton Post Number: 22 Registered: 02-2008 |
Single_malt - what a cool user name! | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 571 Registered: 11-2003 |
That is odd about the boat club... very nice photos. It gives one a sense of connection when one goes to work in a building that's seen as much as many of those photos have. Even more interesting, one of the photos gave me a clue to another forumers' username :-) (Message edited by digitalvision on February 20, 2008) | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 830 Registered: 08-2007 |
Thanks Alan! Now I'm laughing. Who woulda thunk there was such photo trickery back then? | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 3519 Registered: 06-2004 |
Was there a Wright Kay building before the current Wright Kay building at John R & Woodward? | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2322 Registered: 10-2006 |
"Under the Detroit section, I clicked on the Steamship going down Griswold picture! Does anyone know what the purpose of that was?" This was before Photoshop! Did someone actually take the time to stage that scene? | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 5277 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: LOL.. You'd be surprised what was possible before Photoshop.  Stalin no like you! You no longer exist! | ||
Rocket_city Member Username: Rocket_city Post Number: 630 Registered: 04-2006 |
Oh, look at how clean and fancy the Book Tower is! The poor old gal needs a bath. |
