Before & After
Detroit as seen from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Seen the decline of Detroit over the decades. Since it was like 6AM it was hard to tell how downtown is doing. Did like the lights.
Now this is the Detroit I remember.
Up in Ferndale having The Forager at The Fly Trap A Finer Diner. Caramelized onions, spinach, mushrooms and gouda.
Drove around a bit. Carefully.
Once grand homes sitting to rot. Blocks and blocks.
Was last at The Henry Ford Musuem in Dearborn 2 decades ago.
Always wanted to get back to admire the wide and impressive collection.
President Reagan assassination attempt. Before Secret Service agent Jerry Parr threw the President into the back seat, a bullet had bounced off the armored body, flattened, and entered President Reagan under his arm as he was waving.
John Kennedy.
After his assassination, the roof was added and it was used for Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. Morbid.
Driving America
Amelia Earhart's beautiful Cord 812 Phaeton.
1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale. 6 built. $43,000. In 1931.
Locomotives
Driving America
Pay attention to the floor. Teak. 350,000 square feet.
(For those not into wood, teak is now expensive. My math is that floor is currently $24.3M.)
1965 Holiday Inn
I wouldn't even let my shoe soles touch shag in a hotel room.
Heroes of the Sky
George Washington's camp chest and bed. Amazing.
The chair from Ford's Theatre.
1987 teenager's room. Apple //c...ka-ching.
Agriculture
Fully Furnished
Didn't drink the water in Flint.
West Branch
Homemade Corned Beef at The Lazy Toaster in East Tawas on Lake Huron.
AuSable River
Rose City
Baldwin
Stanton
Lansing
Tradition!
Breakfast in Potterville
Remote town+on the tracks+in the shadow of silos+locals=perfect
Charlotte
11 years ago while navigating twisty rural roads wondered why a car museum is in such a remote location. This debate was forgotten finding Gilmore Car Museum is one of the best in the world.
International Gallery
1938 Mercedes Benz 540K Sports Tourer
1 of 2, only surviving
As WWII was brewing, the owner of this new car hid it in his Dresden basement, bricked over the entrance and planted a garden above it. WWII ended, but the Cold War started putting Dresden behind the iron curtain. 60 years after being hid, it was finally removed and restored.
Duesenberg
Dashboards were like jewelry.
50s/60s Gallery
Muscle Car Gallery
Lincoln Museum
Jeepers, like 30 feet long.
Franklin Museum
Horseless Carriage
1910 Oldsmobile
Model A Ford Museum
Cadillac-LaSalle Museum
Pierce-Arrow Museum
Classic Car of America Museum
In a Cord!
Replica of a 1928 Shell Station.
Motorcycle Gallery
Wright Flyer replica in Carriage House
Campania Barn
1941 diner moved from Connecticut.
I'll be back.
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum outside of Kalamazoo.
Golden Age of Flight
Seen a few Blackbirds now....still impressive as heck.
WWII
Stealth F-117
The restoration shop.
Not a museum.
