Detroit coming to life...

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I just received this from a high school classmate. It's about ten minutes in length, but well-worth the time - and right on the money as we discuss historic preservation.

http://route66news.com/2014/06/11/high-s...-route-66/

I wish James O. Hall were here to view it. He was born and raised in Oklahoma.

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(06-16-2014 04:21 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  The riots! I was in Detroit for the 1967 riot. Detroit was never the same afterward. But as you say regarding D.C., there is rebuilding...

The riots were a scary thing. The school that I was teaching in was commandeered by the Maryland State Police because it was about two miles from the D.C. line. The school was closed to students, but teachers still had to report in order to get paid. The teachers' lounge became the police "dormitory" for days, and the front office space became the squad room.

My apartment was right on the line, and we could see the fires at night lighting up the skies, even though they were on the opposite side of the city. I hope never to see anything like that again.