Driving down the 1000 block of Rust street you see giant slabs of concrete surrounded by fencing, it is all that remains of the Eaton Manufacturing Plant. The factory closed in the early 2000’s when the company decided to make its products in Mexico and the plant was razed in 2008. I was never in the plant, but
I took Some pics of Old Town last night, and I got to wondering what it would look like decked out in green lights for St Patrick’s Day, so I had a little fun with photoshop. It would really mean a lot to me if you took a look at my Pure Saginaw shirts HERE I
Another Beautiful Day Here in Saginaw. Yeah I know it’s a little foggy, but it’s also calm and the snow has melted, and it won’t be long and the grass will be green and the trees will have leaves. I know I don’t say it enough, but thank you for subscribing and following me. I
I worked in old town a long time ago and I remember when Huron Fish Co. opened. I would get the best fish sandwich from them for lunch, and at close to the same price as a “Value Meal” at those fast food places. I saw on their website it says they have been open for over
Pure Saginaw shirts are finally here and in stock. right now they are on sale and for $19 plus shipping for a T-shirt. I hope you will check them out, I ain’t making a whole lot of money from them, and I hope I won’t be stuck with a big box of shirts. you can
The town of Melbourne was founded by Wellington R. Burt in 1867 along the Saginaw River with a station on the Saginaw and Mackinac railroad line that ran between Saginaw and Bay City. Burt had recently visited Australia and liked the city of Melbourne and named the town after the city. According to some old
I love this old church on Burt Road, I know nothing about it’s history. I can only imagine the people that were married and baptized here, or the Christmas and Easter celebrations. Sadly, now it’s lonely and forgotten standing silently as time moves on and it continues to grow older. Thank you to everyone for following me, and especially
Coal was discovered in the St. Charles area in 1896. On this site in 1917 the Robert Gage Coal Company sunk a shaft 200 feet beneath the surface. The main entry off the shaft was about three miles long. At times, the mine employed as many as four hundred men, who worked in pairs. In
Leamington and Madeline Stewart built this Queen Anne house in 1895 – 1897. The design was based on Design No. 53 in George F. Barber’s The Cottage Souvenir No. 2, a pattern book published in 1891. Barber advertised the house’s cost at $5,250. Pattern books were popular in the late 1800s as a way to obtain contemporary
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