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PLAYBALL
I believe the first Detroit Tiger baseball game I attended was in the early 1950's. We lived in a flat on Webb in Detroit. I think my...
Ron Turett
Jul 28, 20253 min read


THE SUPER 88
In 1955 my father went shopping for a new family car. I know the plan was another Chevy or Ford maybe a Plymouth. I don't know why this...
Ron Turett
Jul 23, 20252 min read


THE HAMILTON RIVER BUS
We lived in a new neighborhood in the far corner of Northwest Detroit. The new Northland Shopping Center was about one -half mile away in...
Ron Turett
Jul 19, 20254 min read


THE NORTHLAND SHOPPING CENTER
In 1953 we moved to a new neighborhood at the far corner of Northwest Detroit. We lived very close to the intersection of Eight Mile and...
Ron Turett
Jul 17, 20252 min read


THE INDEPENDENT DRUG STORE
Long before we had CVS or Walgreen or any other chain drug store on every corner the Detroit area had many independently owned...
Ron Turett
Jul 15, 20253 min read


I'M THINKING ABOUT TIME
Time seems to move much slower when you are young. School days seemed long. Minutes seemed like hours. Two and half months of summer...
Ron Turett
Jul 11, 20252 min read


THE BIG SNOW
People who lived in the Detroit area in the 1960's and are old enough to remember February of 1965 will probably remember the big...
Ron Turett
Jul 10, 20253 min read


WHO AM I?
Many years ago, I was a financial advisor at a large investment firm. I was asked if I would like to be part of a team of advisors and...
Ron Turett
Jul 10, 20253 min read


WHAT HAPPENED TO NECKTIES?
I am standing in my closet on this cold winter day looking at my neckties. I like to look at my neckties. I find it relaxing. Kind of...
Ron Turett
Jul 7, 20252 min read
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