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Detroit 2 cont- Copperhill Gang

Now on top of all of this came my introduction to the Copperhill Gang. Lou was from the Copperhill/Ducktown part of Tennessee so it was natural for others from Copperhill to look him up when they arrived in town. As a result, I gradually became connected with the small community of Copperhill people of myContinue reading “Detroit 2 cont- Copperhill Gang”

Detroit 2 (continued)

The Street Scene, Woodward Avenue Snow. Beautifully decorated Christmas trees and storefronts. Electric streetcars. Crowds of shoppers, wealthy ladies, chauffer-driven limousines, beautiful Christmas music, and my boss driving down Grand River in his new Lincoln-my envy. All of these sensations and more from 60, some now 70 years ago, continue to flood my consciousness whenContinue reading “Detroit 2 (continued)”

Detroit 2: The Second Round

Rambler post 3, Trip #2 Prelude: I hitched a ride with some Southerner searching for the promised land, i.e. a job that paid “real” money. For southerners of the mountain south that meant Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, etc. High school was behind me. Now I had to face the world. I had to find out whatContinue reading “Detroit 2: The Second Round”

College: first try- Fall 1954

Rambler section 2 With my Uncle Jim’s help (generosity) I was able to acquire a motorcycle that provided my transportation from Valley Forge into town to work. It was another risk. I never carried insurance of any type, I never even thought of it. I was able to get a job at a service stationContinue reading “College: first try- Fall 1954”

The Beginning: The First Road Trip

“ROADS” Scholarship Funds (Trip #1) Still in High School Detroit 1: This trip took place in the late spring and summer of 1953. I had just finished my junior year of high school and took the opportunity to accompany my grandfather to Detroit to visit his daughter- my Aunt Eleanor. Both she and her husbandContinue reading “The Beginning: The First Road Trip”