Flint Photos: Farmer's Market on Saturday

Flint Photos: Boston Avenue Near Becker Street

Flint Photos: Flint Public Library

Flint Photos: Corner of Humboldt and Parkhurst

Smith B's and Yellow Jackets

Two questions from readers that need an answer:

1. What was the address of Smith B's on Saginaw Street?

2. Anyone remember a bar on the far northend out in the middle of nowhere called the Yellow Jacket?

Flint Photos: Raincheck Lounge

Flint Photos: Corner of Kearsley Park Blvd. and Lewis Street

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Flint Photos: Flint Central and Whittier Baseball

So long Chevy, Hello Chevrolet

Richard S. Chang of The New York Times reports:

On Tuesday, G.M. sent a memo to Chevrolet employees at its Detroit headquarters, promoting the importance of “consistency” for the brand, which was the nation’s best-selling line of cars and trucks for more than half a century after World War II.

And one way to present a consistent brand message, the memo suggested, is to stop saying “Chevy,” though the word is one of the world’s best-known, longest-lived product nicknames.

“We’d ask that whether you’re talking to a dealer, reviewing dealer advertising, or speaking with friends and family, that you communicate our brand as Chevrolet moving forward,” said the memo, which was signed by Alan Batey, vice president for Chevrolet sales and service, and Jim Campbell, the G.M. division’s vice president for marketing.

Tobias Wong and the Smoking Mitten

The designer and conceptual artist Tobias Wong died recently at the age of 35. He had no direct connection with Flint, but I thought he somehow had the Vehicle City in mind when he created the Smoking Mitten, which features a handy cigarette-sized eyelet to keep your hands warm while you indulge in a Marlboro, perhaps after shoveling the driveway.