The Building on the corner of Lapeer and 2nd with the tattered awning that says Club Smooth looks like an old fire house to me. I have had some other people ask me that too. So I decided to do a little research to see what I could find. I could not find out what
I found out about the old town of Iva north of Hemlock, in Richland Township, on the corner of Iva and Dice roads. Somehow I have never been to that part of the county, and made a trip the north west corner of the county to see what was there, I was expecting to find a few houses,
I was in Old Town tonight and saw the giant metal folder sculpture next to the Sign Park. I was pleasantly surprised to see it was painted with images of the old Fordney Hotel and Ippels building. I see it had Jim Fives signature in the corner, he does some beautiful work, he paints the
Anyone who has lived in Saginaw for any length of time has seen Saginaw bricks and probably even owned one or two of them. Sections of Baum Street downtown and part of Cass Street in Old Town are still paved with Saginaw Bricks. I have always wondered about who made them and where they came
I said something to one of my friends about the cemetery on Dice Road and they said “oh yeah that place is haunted by a girl named Anna”. Like many urban legends I think there is some truth that started the story. As the story goes, 5 year old Anna Rhodes Fazio was living in
For those of you that have been following me for a while you know that I don’t like the summer heat, but the one thing that I do like this time of year, is the locally grown sweet corn. I am a city kid, and not an expert on growing corn, but I do know
A long time ago, when I first started roaming around Saginaw taking pics, I took this pic of Ewald’s on a warm summer night. I was gonna post a current pic, but it looks so sad now with the ripped and faded awning and paint splotches covering up graffiti with new graffiti over the paint
Ruggles Motor Truck Company was the most successful vehicle manufacturer in Saginaw. Frank W. Ruggles started the company in 1921 after managing the Republic Truck Co. in Alma for several years. He had originally purchased the old Union Park and surrounding property in what is now the Northmoor district in north Saginaw between State and
This is where I am supposed to write a well researched article about someplace in Saginaw with some interesting facts that you may or may not have known. I have been busy with my family, and working on summer projects ( including next years Pure Saginaw Wall Calendar) and I have not had time to
My son and his teammates were running last week, on one of the unbearably hot days, getting ready for the upcoming cross country season. they ran the walking path in Saginaw County, and ended up at the Kochville fire station. They saw a firefighter, that was there and asked if there was a drinking fountain or something
