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lynne - 2004-09-06 18:26:36 I hadn't been there since I was a kid, either, but my friend is a history buff to say the least & came up with the idea. Of course I love local history, too, and it was genuinely fun. It's huge. We just barely managed to see everything in...eight hours of walking, phew. I'm tuckered. But it was great fun. At the museum's central ticket area there are Diego Rivera-muraled buses blasting off to the Rouge tour which I'm dying to do. I hope to take a Rouge tour this fall.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura again - 2004-09-06 18:44:05 GV was surprisingly easy to get to, just 30 mins down Michigan to Dearborn and turn south on Oakwood, shortly after Merriman. Lots of signage to steer you there.* * * * * * * * * * * * lynne - 2004-09-06 22:05:26 Oh yeah. I forgot about the Rouge tour. I am going to have to drag someone on that with me. You can get tickets at The Henry Ford? Which is a dumb name, by the way. Just The Henry Ford...it makes me want to yell "The Henry Ford WHAT!?!"* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-09-06 22:34:52 I know, it's a tad pretentious. I too wanted to ask, "The Henry Ford...what?!"* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura yet again - 2004-09-07 04:45:15 Of course as everyone knows there's more to Henry Ford than meets the eye. In 1938 he was awarded (Hitler's) Germany's rare honor of the Grand Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle, the highest decoration that may be given to a non-German. This was given supposedly for "bringing cars to the masses," but was helped perhaps by the $40,000 Ford allegedly funneled to Hitler in order to help print anti-Semitic tracts in German.* * * * * * * * * * * * Anna - 2004-09-07 09:41:35 I had a friend who was married there. It was inexpensive and the venue was a gorgeous old building (wedding downstairs, reception upstairs).* * * * * * * * * * * * tom - 2004-09-07 09:53:25 The official name is "The Henry Ford, America's Greatest History Attraction". This inspired a friend of mine to write the following letter to Neal Rubin, a columnist for the Detroit News: "Living in Dearborn, I'll certainly be visiting The Henry Ford, America's Greatest History Attraction this summer. Here's the rest of my vacaton itinerary: New York, to see the Frederic Bartholdi, America's Greatest Statue of a Woman with a Torch Attraction. Paris to see The Gustave Eiffel, France's Greatest Tower Attraction. (Not to be confused with Toronto's The CN, Canada's Greatest Tower Attraction.) Pisa, we'll visit The Tower, Italy's Greatest Building About to Fall Down Attraction. Rome to see the Michelangelo, Italy's Greatest Painting on a Ceiling Attraction Then back to the States, we'll go out West to: South Dakota to see the G.Borglum, America's Greatest Heads of Dead President's Carved into a Mountain Attraction and Arizona to see the Herbert Hoover, America's Greatest, Damn Dam Attraction (I'd of called it America's Grand Dam, but Barbara Bush already has that title.) I'll send postcards. Joe"* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-09-07 14:53:29 Anna: I can see that someone would enjoy that, and how cool it could be...as for me, nope. Too elaborate. Last (and only) marriage was a courthouse deal, and even that was too elaborate for my no-nonsense impatience with froufrou. Our hardy pioneer forefathers got married amid fallen logs during Michigan's lumbering past (didn't they?), and that would be about right for me. Tom: that's hilarious, I had to laugh, thanks! :)* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura again - 2004-09-07 14:53:59 oh, and, tom, what about the Corn Palace? And Lynne, I overlooked your question, sorry--yes, you can get tickets to the Rouge tour at the H.F. museum (refuse to say it). There's one big ticket area there for everything.* * * * * * * * * * * * Vince Prygoski - 2004-09-09 09:56:53 And not far from the Henry Ford is Detroit's bizarre roadside monument to the auto tire industry, the 80 foot Uniroyal Tire! Which used to have a really big nail stuck in it, which some guy with too much money to waste bought on E-bay (I swear I am not making this up!). Once upon a time (about the time I was born, 1964) it was a Ferris Wheel at the New York Worlds Fair. Now it is just a really big tire looming over Highway 94.* * * * * * * * * * * * Patrick - 2004-09-13 19:59:40 I refrained from dialouge, alas I am too close to the subject. It changed its name for better or for worse becasue it has too many names. Think about it. -Rustboy, from The Ypsilanti, The place with The world's most The phalic The watertower.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-09-13 20:21:44 You're right.* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |