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Comment on The Old Log Cabin by History of Palmer Park « People for Palmer Park

History of Palmer Park « People for Palmer Park — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:26:12 +0000

[...] George Mason was a prominent architect who partnered with Zachariah Rice in 1878. Together they designed the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, the Ponchartrain Hotel (1907) and the Detroit Yacht Club (1923) and many other notable structures. Mason’s crowning achievement was the immense Masonic Temple (1926) at Temple and Cass. It is the largest Masonic temple in the world with nearly 1,000 rooms. Rice would later marry Gail Palmer. From 1884 to 1896, Albert Kahn worked for the firm which closed in 1898. Kahn worked on several projects with Mason before Mason’s death in 1948. Read more about the Log Cabin and nighttraintodetroit.com/2011/09/16/the-old-log-cabin/ [...]

Comment on Pride of Baltimore II visits Detroit tomorrow by KISS Weekend Guide!: Things To Do In Metro Detroit, July 8-10 | 105.9 Kiss-FM

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:29:05 +0000

[...] to dock for two days and will be open for public tours. Read more about the schooner over at The Night Train. July [...]

Comment on Upcoming events: History, drinks and discoveries in Detroit, Dearborn by Mandy

Mandy — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:33:14 +0000

Great idea! I enjoy history and I’m always pegged as the brainiac (who also enjoys Chardonnay…and Tequila). I would like to get to a meeting! I’m a history buff. MBA and currently a culinary arts student: I can bring food!! Count me in? ; )

Comment on Detroit history in Washington, D.C.: Alexander Macomb by amy

amy — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:28:47 +0000

It’s not very good, but that doesn’t really make it any less amazing.

Comment on Detroit history in Washington, D.C.: Alexander Macomb by Brian Mulloy

Brian Mulloy — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:25:05 +0000

wow, Amy. you taught me at least 5 new things. Macomb wrote a play about Pontiac?! there goes my morning.

Comment on Detroit history in Washington, D.C.: Alexander Macomb by Sy Ginsberg

Sy Ginsberg — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:22:44 +0000

Amy, child, great blog post today. I love the way you stumble on such fascinating stuff and share it in such an interesting way. Great job, I love it! Can’t wait to do KY with you, it’ll be nice.

Comment on CYCLORAMA! Gigantic Paintings in Detroit, Part 2 by Gene Meier

Gene Meier — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:47:17 +0000

I am writing the first book from the American point of view about 19th century rotunda panoramas. These were the biggest paintings in the world, 50 x 400=20,000 square feet, housed in their own rotundas which were 16-sided polygons. Chicago in 1893 had 6 panorama companies and 6 panorama rotundas. I have info to share.

Comment on The history of William Webb, composed by himself. by Styln

Styln — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:37:05 +0000

Great story! I didn’t know about this William Webb either! Very interesting!

Comment on The history of William Webb, composed by himself. by amy

amy — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:18:37 +0000

That’s awesome!

Comment on The history of William Webb, composed by himself. by Todd Scott

Todd Scott — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:19:52 +0000

Interesting. I didn’t know there was another William Webb. Descendants from that other Webb still live in Detroit and helped with the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route.