Where Is It?
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Newaygo? South of the current MAC location?
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A well worn location. I saw this at the Newaygo city offices. Looking south toward the river. The building was Rowe Mfg who made wooden knobs and such for furniture. The foundations are still there. M82 crosses on a bridge between Rowe and the camera.
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Odd to think a cattle guard was needed there.
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From 1985. Let's see if anyone recognizes this spot without any hints.
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Is it between Saginaw and Port Huron?
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Nope. A present day photo would not look drastically different although the 4 silos are all that is left standing. It was part of a prison complex and a coal customer back in the day.
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Ionia?
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A Google search of "Michigan prison silos" comes back with a location of 5 Mile Rd and Ridge Rd near Plymouth that seems to be a match.
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DeHoCo. Love how the online sites I viewed state the buildings surrounding the silos were torn down in the 1930's.
I'm pretty sure Chessie System didn't exist until the 1970's
I'm pretty sure Chessie System didn't exist until the 1970's
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They must have meant BUILT in the 1930 not torn down. Many of the building had dates on them from the 1930's.
Actually it turns out the silos were finally torn down earlier this summer. They are developing all that area.
Actually it turns out the silos were finally torn down earlier this summer. They are developing all that area.
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DEHOCO, Detroit House of Corrections. The lower half of Salem Hill. Actually, I’ve heard some people refer to it as DEHOCO Hill, but I think they were mostly old heads. The prison has been gone for a few decades.
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Indeed former location of Detroit House of Correction, Plymouth Township, Wayne County. Five Mile Road is visible at the top of the above shot and Ridge Road in middle of the shot above. Final runs of the remaining old C&O Railway passenger trains 11, 12, 14, and 15 between DTW and Grand Rapids, was made on April 30, 1971.
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From 1978. I believe this spot has been show before. The main difference is that now the tracks end short of the main road but are still in use.
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Is the track in the picture still in place or is it the bottom (out of picture) that’s still in place?
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It is NOT SEM.
Sorry, AARR I did not explain that well. Yes almost all the track in the photo is still in place but it ends about where the white truck is.
Sorry, AARR I did not explain that well. Yes almost all the track in the photo is still in place but it ends about where the white truck is.
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Is it in the Kalamazoo area?
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Let's see:
Not in SEM.
McDonalds not there. In that time frame they only closed stores to relocate them nearby.
Leaves on trees. Summer.
McD's parking lot full, must be noon. With that sun angle, the road runs north-south.
Track now ends east side of road.
Looks like a fuel-oil depot behind McD's.
Next to that is an electric utility pole/supply yard.
Roadway appears to be 4 lanes. Good chance it's a state highway.
The above tends to support it's close to decent sized town.
Where? I have no idea.
But it will be interesting to see how close I was to reading clues.
Not in SEM.
McDonalds not there. In that time frame they only closed stores to relocate them nearby.
Leaves on trees. Summer.
McD's parking lot full, must be noon. With that sun angle, the road runs north-south.
Track now ends east side of road.
Looks like a fuel-oil depot behind McD's.
Next to that is an electric utility pole/supply yard.
Roadway appears to be 4 lanes. Good chance it's a state highway.
The above tends to support it's close to decent sized town.
Where? I have no idea.
But it will be interesting to see how close I was to reading clues.