I was a young boy when the Chevy Parts plant on Washington and 6th closed but I would think in its heyday they must have employed a lot of workers. To celebrate the holidays they must have erected the giant Santa. It must have been huge compared to the land yacht cars of the day. I
Pure Saginaw wall calendars are almost gone. I sold a lot of them at the Arthur Hill Bazaar ( THANK YOU if you got one there) I don’t have many left and It’s too late in the year to get more printed and yes they are proudly printed in Saginaw. they may be gone this weekend, if
There is nothing left of the town of Clausedale but a dirt road bearing its name. The town was named after William Lewis Clause who was the president of Pittsburg Plate and Glass Company that invested in the Prarie Farm in central Saginaw County. Clausedale was part of the Prairie Farm and the center of the
Thank You to all the first responders who work over the holidays and through the year. Living in Saginaw for so long I have seen it go through many good times and tough times, but it’s the people that make this community a wonderful place to live. From the police and fire departments to the local businesses that
Ever since Tony Stark mentioned getting shawarma in the Avengers movie I have wanted to try it. if you don’t know what shawarma is that’s ok, I did not know either. It’s a process of cooking seasoned meat on a spit, kinda like the way they cook meat for gyros. Now that Sandweesh in Old Town is open
I came across this old photo of a Texico service station and it looked familiar. I thought maybe it was the old station on Washington Ave near the Post Office on the corner of Atwater that was painted by Eric R. Shantz. Looking at the photo the bricks are different and the pillars don’t have the ledge
I am fortunate to be able to drive around anywhere I want to go and create photographs of public places. I have never been detained or questioned. If I lived in a country like China or Russia with a repressive that controls what its citizens do that I would probably not be able to post the things I
The town of Verne was in Albee township near the intersection of Sheridan and Verne Roads. It was a coal mining town named after the mine. The Cincinnati Saginaw & Mackinaw Railroad had a rail line that went thru the town and even had a station there. I could not find when the coal mine opened but a
It’s getting to be that time of year when the lights illuminate the majestic Saginaw Water Works. I can’t think of a better way to kick off the holidays than hanging out with your friends Saturday Night and watching the fireworks and then taking your kids to the parade on Saturday. November 17, 2017 5:30
I was doing some research for an upcoming Saginaw post and I came across this photo of an old Saginaw baseball team. The photo was taken in 1908 and if you have read my Saginaw baseball history post HERE the team in 1908 was the Saginaw Wa-was. I am not sure what Wa-was is supposed to
