  Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 4807 Registered: 10-2003 |
I received an email Roostertail owner Jerry Schoenith announcing his comprehensive website on that legendary Detroit venue. http://www.mydetroitstory.com/ This is a delightful and deep collection of images and memories jam packed with great historical pictures of this site which has been a topic of many discussions here. Enjoy and share your thoughts. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 3158 Registered: 01-2005 |
Great photos on that web site. Only was at the Roostertail two or three times, but they were memorable visits. | ||
Applesauce Member Username: Applesauce Post Number: 159 Registered: 06-2007 |
I worked there as a waiter in the late 80's. I didnt care for Tom Schoenith at all, & truthfully he gave me the creeps. I remember serving a table down by the river near a window when I saw a huge rat scurrying around just outside the window. I hoped like hell the people eating at the table didnt see it! | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 497 Registered: 02-2008 |
Must have been a river rat. | ||
Applesauce Member Username: Applesauce Post Number: 160 Registered: 06-2007 |
Oh yeah! | ||
Tkshreve Member Username: Tkshreve Post Number: 368 Registered: 07-2006 |
Worked there for several summers. The place is run like a concentration camp. All the hours you want with none of the overtime. Go figure. Great place to meet people and see some pretty interesting parties. Pretty good money if you make yourself resourceful to the management. If you don't, it's bye-bye when fall comes. I liked it. I hated it. What can I say, it's a typical job. I looked at the site for a moment. Looks neat. | ||
Tkshreve Member Username: Tkshreve Post Number: 369 Registered: 07-2006 |
BTW - it's not uncommon to see rats outside near any old building in the D. Now if you saw bigfoot running around in the fountains.............. | ||
Jgavrile Member Username: Jgavrile Post Number: 103 Registered: 09-2005 |
Speaking of rats,I Remember going to some function as a kid,down at the Veterans memorial bldg,at the river, There were some Coast Guard boats, as I remember tied up along the wall. Blew my mind to see big rats crawling out and back and forth along the ropes that held the ship to the wall. | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 1091 Registered: 04-2005 |
I went to a wedding back in the '70s at the Roostertail, and as we were walking in, a big, fat juicy rat ran in front of us. I almost broke my neck tripping on my high heels. | ||
Eastside61 Member Username: Eastside61 Post Number: 1480 Registered: 07-2006 |
Jc: Hung out at the Roostertail in the late 60's - and saw the Supremes make their first appearance at the Roostertail - NO rats running around that evening .... | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 1101 Registered: 04-2005 |
ES61, I'm not knocking the Roostertail. It's a great Detroit institution. As someone else said, I think it's a given that where ever there is a large body of water and old buildings, you're going to get rats. They live on ships in the cargo holds, coming from other places. That's how Bubonic plague got spread around in Europe. NO, I"M NOT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO GET THE PLAGUE. (Message edited by jcole on May 24, 2008) | ||
Detroitteacher Member Username: Detroitteacher Post Number: 1287 Registered: 06-2006 |
Cooley had their prom at the Roostertail last night. Wonderful event! Kids all looked great and the decorations (which the Roostertail provides) were wonderful. They purchased all the old movie-star photos from the MGM and had them displayed. Very elegant evening and the service was great, too. | ||
Dialh4hipster Member Username: Dialh4hipster Post Number: 2268 Registered: 11-2004 |
Hmmm, my thoughts ... Well my first thought is I'm pretty sure Jerry Schoenith isn't the owner of the Roostertail. | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 1113 Registered: 04-2005 |
It's now owned by Michael and John Schoenith, who I assume are either Tom or Jerry's sons. | ||
Dialh4hipster Member Username: Dialh4hipster Post Number: 2269 Registered: 11-2004 |
Tom's. | ||
Sumas Member Username: Sumas Post Number: 144 Registered: 01-2008 |
In the seventies we used to go to the Roostertail events called the Palm River Club, very thirties very retro. The Roostertail was always the local hub for hydroplane racing. Its named for the hugh waves created by the airplane engines in the boats called roostertails. | ||
Gary Member Username: Gary Post Number: 277 Registered: 02-2004 |
I've been to the Roostertail dozens of times over the years. I've never had a bad time or an unpleasant experience there, it's a great spot. Can't say the same for a lot of other well known places around town. |
