  Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 3533 Registered: 01-2005 |
Lowell, your photos on the header of DY are superb, without exception. However, the shot of the storm drain cover with 'DETROIT' across the grid absolutely brings a smile to my face. You are an artist, sir! | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 13921 Registered: 12-2003 |
That one hit me on the head, too! | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 433 Registered: 05-2008 |
Yeah, I looked at that and smiled too. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 6160 Registered: 12-2005 |
Perfect size. It's nice and gritty too. That one should stay in the mix permanently. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 8333 Registered: 10-2003 |
I will be the devil's advocate. I don't like that one so much, because unlike the other pictures, it really doesn't match the site at all. On it's own, it's cool. | ||
Bragaboutme Member Username: Bragaboutme Post Number: 476 Registered: 02-2008 |
I just noticed that today, good picture!! | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 2580 Registered: 01-2006 |
Gannon, the storm drain cover hitting you on the head could explain a few things, but if you're thinking that we will accept the incident as a catch-all excuse for your multivariate manifestations of misbehavior, you're mistaken, monsieur. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 7272 Registered: 11-2003 |
Which one Lowell, location please. jjaba. | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 2452 Registered: 11-2003 |
I trust this beloved storm drain cover also had either the logo or the infamous "Made by East Jordan Iron Works" stamped on it somewhere. Never trust the metallurgical integrity of a storm drain cover or a man hole cover that was not made by EJIW. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 7279 Registered: 11-2003 |
EJIW started in 1883 by Willaim Malpass. Now the company is run by a 4th generation of the same family. Celebrating their 125th anniversary. They still make fire hydrants, castings, pumps, and manhole covers. The Rock demands the best. jjaba. | ||
Lowell Moderator Username: Lowell Post Number: 4968 Registered: 07-2008 |
Thanks for the kind remarks. For jjaba, the direct link: https://www.detroityes.com/HeaderFl ash/gallery/album1/large/21.jp g | ||
Django Member Username: Django Post Number: 1697 Registered: 10-2003 |
I thought I might have been the only one who especially loved that pic. NICE. BTW, I went to the East Jordan Iron Works once a couple of years ago. My Boss had a bunch of scrap to be recycled and they apparently used to buy scrap, but due to some new regs they can't anymore. I wish I had tried to get a tour of the place. EJs quite the quaint little town. Nice pic Lowell, Thats the reason Im posting. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 7285 Registered: 11-2003 |
Lowell, at 5,000 posts, you win a prize on your own website. Centurian to the 5th power. It brooks no demeaning. jjaba. | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 1894 Registered: 07-2007 |
I drive by there all the time on my way to my house up north. It's like an old Colorado Mining town with a lot of old buildings downtown, but new condos on the lake. You should see the freighters maneuver through the pine river channel in Charlevoix with a couple of feet on the sides. Right down the street in Boyne Falls they have a great Polish festival every year in the beginning of August. |
