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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Flint Photos: The Original Bob's Tire Store at 1513 S. Saginaw Street

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The original Bob's Tire Store was opened by Robert McPherson, a Flint Sit-Down Striker. Thanks to his grandson Rob McPherson for th...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Surrounded by Soft Modernism in San Francisco

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Monday, May 26, 2014

Shark Sighting at the Flint River Raft Race

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Memories of the late, great Flint River Raft Race from grumkin: John Baker and John Fisher, with the help of Frank Baker and Mark Car...
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Wanted: Capitol Theater Photos and Memories

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We need your help for a project on the history of the Capitol Theater in Flint. Here's what we need: 1. Interior photos of the Capi...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Flint Artifacts: Fisher Body Fire Brigade Jacket

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Mom, Meet Saquatch

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Pat McFarlane Young, born at Hurley in 1930 and a graduate of Flint Central in 1948, still has her sense of humor at her new home in Taco...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Flint Artifacts: Rusty Nail Advertisement

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Thanks to Aaron Stengel of Take No Prisoners for the Flint Artifact.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Flint Photos: Detroit Tigers Exhibition Game at Atwood Stadium in the Fifties

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Flint Photos: The Willson Park Sycamore in Springtime

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Illinois Avenue: A Tale of Two Houses

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My grandparents' former home on the 1500 block of Illinois Avenue is still beating the odds and looking good on Flint's troubled ...
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