The Felice Brothers

A sunny day, a shotgun and a Chevrolet
Wouldn't you like that?
A painted scene of horses on the city green
Wouldn't you like that?

If I Could Turn Back Time

Roberto Acosta of MLive reports:

"A Thursday, Jan. 5 article by The Hollywood Reporter states Cher will serve as an executive producer in the TV movie "Flint" along with Katie Couric, Neil Meron, and Craig Zadan.

"Meron and Zedon have worked on "The Wiz Live!" and "The Sound of Music Live!" as well as a "Steel Magnolias" remake on Lifetime. Barbara Stepansky has been chosen to write the script."

Season's Greetings from Flint Expatriates

Buick Ghosts on the Streets of San Francisco

Flint Artifacts: Georgia & Ed Funk QSL Card

A Park, an Ice Rink, and a Different Era

David Wilson, a Flint Northern grad, remembers the Ballenger Park ice rink on his Five by Five from the 457 blog:

The memories are as diverse as they are endless. I was actually in Flint a couple of years ago and drove to the Park. I immediately saw that the tennis courts, the fence, the buildings, the sidewalk… they are all gone, the entire area now covered with grass. No matter, getting out of the car and venturing onto the grass was like stepping into a time machine. Closing my eyes, I “saw” the green boxes near the street, I heard the music, I smelled the popcorn. Looking through the fence I saw (and even heard) the hundreds of kids, young and old, circling the rink, laughing, playing tag, standing in the middle. I recalled the smiling face of a beautiful young blond girl named Brenda whom I absolutely adored, yet to whom I probably never spoke more than a single word in four years. I think I might have stammered out “Hi” to her a couple of times (we fellas learn young that some girls are simply unapproachable).

Read the rest here.

101 Books About Where and How We Live

Illustration by Paige Vickers via curbed.com

I'm obviously a little biased because Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City is on it, but this is a great list from Curbed of books on the concept of home...and the past, present and future of where we live.

53. Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City by Gordon Young 

Young’s tale of returning to his hometown of Flint, Michigan, couldn't be more timely, and not just because of the city's ongoing infrastructure crisis. Equal parts entertaining and engaging, Young's story of leaving the San Francisco bubble for the Rust Belt showcases people and perspectives who are often left out, and who demand more attention than ever after this election season.

Read the whole list here. 

Happy Thanksgiving from Flint Expatriates

Thanksgiving at 1515 Illinois Avenue in 1974.

Flint Photos: Last Car Made at Buick City

Flint Photos: Downtown Flint in 1958