The Three Stooges Live at the Rialto in Flint

Gary Flinn unearthed this clipping from the Flint News-Advertiser promoting a visit to Flint by the Three Stooges in 1938.

Signs of the Times

An old M & S Bonanza pop sign on Fleming near Pierson Road. (Photo by Gary Flinn.)

The sign for the long gone 76 Station at Flushing and Chevrolet. (Photo by Gary Flinn.)

Central High on Center Road?

Gary Flinn provides a brief and often surprising history of Central High School in The Flint Journal:

There was talk in the 1960s of building a new Central High School at the corner of Center Road and Lippincott Boulevard where Walli Strasse Drive now runs through. But in the 1970s, the Board of Education decided to keep the existing Central High because it was structurally sound and at a better location.

Gary Flinn on Betty Clark

If you were a fan of Betty Clarke, the host of the long-running radio show on WFDF AM 910, check out Gary Flinn's profile of her. It includes some rare audio of her signing off on June 10, 1983 — her final show.

Gary Flinn on Mr. Magic

Gary Flinn, Flint's historian extraordinaire, has a nice piece on WJRT Channel 12 in The Flint Journal that's worth checking out:

"In 1960, Earl Frank Cady (just Frank Cady on-air) began his fondly remembered run as 'Mr. Magic.' The show aired until the colorful "Bozo" replaced it on Labor Day 1967 — the day the station converted to full color. Cady played the role of Bozo, too.

"On 'Mr. Magic,' he'd played other characters, such as Clyde Clunker and his cousin Lulubelle — a homely woman who in one surviving black-and-white video lip-synched a performance by novelty singer Mrs. Miller. A popular ending on the show was Mr. Magic getting a pie in the face.

"Cady, as Bozo the Clown, had a 'peanut gallery' of children who participated in games for prizes from toy companies. He pitched products such as Bozo bread and Bozo milk. Cady also hosted Michigan Polka Party in the mid-1960s, featuring the local Michigan Dutchmen band and dancers from local high schools."