Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 1112 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 8:21 pm: | |
There's another thread about A. Alfred Taubman. Does anyone have any information about the influence on Detroit by Ben Tobin? |
Ordinary Member Username: Ordinary
Post Number: 72 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 8:48 pm: | |
Who was/is Ben Tobin? |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 1113 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 9:01 pm: | |
I'm told he had a bigger influence on Miami but I recall some mention of his philanthropy in Detroit. I believe he was also a mall developer. Google shows a http://www.bentobinco.com/ website that doesn't render (at least for my browser). Google also shows a USDOJ plea agreement signed by a Ben Tobin in 2005. The Ben Tobin to which I refer, I'm told, passed away long before 2005. |