Table of Contents
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 13
A Trip to Flint's Historic Cemeteries 15
Stockton Center at Spring Grove 21
David Buick: A Forgotten Auto Pioneer 27
Driving Underneath the Arches 31
Banks from Flint's Past 35
When Mass Transit Used Electricity 43
Kearsley Park, Then and Now 49
Hamady Sacks and Yankee Hats 53
Flint's Own Brand of Soda Pop 61
Durand Union Station, Then and Now 67
Durant Hotel, Then and Now 73
Remembering Flint Central High School 79
A Tasty Part of Flint History 85
First Street Lofts 89
Goodbye, WFDF 93
Downtown Flint's Coney Island Restaurants 99
The Capitol Theatre: A Downtown Flint Jewel 103
Community Schools: A Flint Invention 107
The History of Flint's Alternative Newspapers 113
Before Don, Before Woody, There Was Bill 117
The Great Flood of 1947 123
Flint's Drive-In Theaters 127
The History of Flint's Rescue Missions 133
Flint's Cartoon Mascots 137
Early TV in Flint, Or the Lack of It 145
The Citizens Bank Weather Ball: A Very Useful Landmark 151
The Bookstore Raids of October 1963 155
The Dort Mall: Magnet for Collectible Buffs 159
Remembering Local Rock Legend Terry Knight 163
Keith Moon's Infamous Birthday Party in Flint 167
Flint's Connection with The Gong Show 171
A Visit to a Sign Company's Boneyard 175
AutoWorld: It Seemed to Be a Good Idea on Paper 181
When Hollywood Came to Flint 187
About the Author 191