tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post4028810629438593007..comments2024-03-28T05:19:28.500-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Say Something Good About Detroitpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42784168050286218622012-12-04T22:35:30.336-05:002012-12-04T22:35:30.336-05:00I don't think I have ever been in Easton.I don't think I have ever been in Easton. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-62620642736019903752012-12-04T22:07:35.210-05:002012-12-04T22:07:35.210-05:00Crazy as it sounds, The Canal Museum in Easton, PA...Crazy as it sounds, The Canal Museum in Easton, PA, was actually more entertaining than the Crayola Factory Museum in the same building. The Canal Museum was on the third floor.Jack Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055185636509700845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13750525497720309542012-12-04T07:26:10.134-05:002012-12-04T07:26:10.134-05:00Detroit is actually north of Windsor Canada. It is...Detroit is actually north of Windsor Canada. It is the birthplace of the assembly line and lots of other things. Right now it is in great physical distress though. You can fit the city of Paris in the empty lots of Detroit. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44145729567727482812012-12-04T00:18:56.115-05:002012-12-04T00:18:56.115-05:00Patti, I'd love to take this educational trip ...Patti, I'd love to take this educational trip through the Detroit Historical Museum. Online is the second best option. I didn't know it was so close to the Canadian border. All I know about Detroit is that it's called Motor City and that Stevie Wonder hails from your part of the world.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77179444301089787842012-12-03T18:52:59.346-05:002012-12-03T18:52:59.346-05:00Detroit is no Baltimore. I have been there and sad...Detroit is no Baltimore. I have been there and sadly, Detroit is in worse shape. <br />I have never really been to Lansing, except the Lugnut Stadium. Strange, I guess. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52101005534832345012012-12-03T18:01:21.972-05:002012-12-03T18:01:21.972-05:00Patti-- have you ever been to the Michigan History...Patti-- have you ever been to the Michigan History Museum in Lansing? Also free! We have some local little museums around me that are also free.Clair D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18081744733758211094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28818198178194784502012-12-03T17:52:28.945-05:002012-12-03T17:52:28.945-05:00Something good about Detroit? It's not Baltimo...Something good about Detroit? It's not Baltimore. (A joke from THE WIRE.)Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84648781815777823182012-12-03T12:55:43.656-05:002012-12-03T12:55:43.656-05:00Sadly, I've only driven through Detroit on col...Sadly, I've only driven through Detroit on college breaks, going from Nebraska to Massachusetts via Canada, and back. So many great cities in this country that I have not seen.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38383745516513452002012-12-03T12:43:49.500-05:002012-12-03T12:43:49.500-05:00Babysitting is better.Babysitting is better.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59895147049712961142012-12-03T11:07:37.373-05:002012-12-03T11:07:37.373-05:00On the third Thursday of each month the museums of...On the third Thursday of each month the museums of Tacoma are free. I keep meaning to go but either I forget or I have to babysit. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74179769838092830452012-12-03T10:50:37.397-05:002012-12-03T10:50:37.397-05:00Have you been here, Jerry? And thanks!Have you been here, Jerry? And thanks!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14656932530868034372012-12-03T10:09:48.238-05:002012-12-03T10:09:48.238-05:00Me too, Jerry! Of course, the only place in Detro...Me too, Jerry! Of course, the only place in Detroit I've been is the airport, which was not fun...<br /><br />;)<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54451640347926639212012-12-03T10:07:51.209-05:002012-12-03T10:07:51.209-05:00Good things about Detroit:
- It has spunk
- ...Good things about Detroit:<br /><br /> - It has spunk<br /><br /> - It has music through the good times and the bad<br /><br /> - It has Patti<br /><br /> - I have never been mugged or knifed thereJerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71942290349045940212012-12-03T09:51:50.052-05:002012-12-03T09:51:50.052-05:00Been to the Hall of Fame. Wish I had known about t...Been to the Hall of Fame. Wish I had known about the other museum. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-2821045315113713992012-12-03T09:47:45.226-05:002012-12-03T09:47:45.226-05:00I'm pleased to report that my little adopted t...I'm pleased to report that my little adopted town of St Marys, Ontario (pop. 6,600) has a freeish (admission by donation) historical museum.<br /><br />The town's also the home of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - but that'll cost ya all of $7.50.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82954500001871649062012-12-03T09:32:56.575-05:002012-12-03T09:32:56.575-05:00Wow. Attacking Detroit is so over. It would be har...Wow. Attacking Detroit is so over. It would be hard to find anything other than the Renaissance Center to attack.<br />That is becoming more common here too, Fleur. <br />Everyone who visited us in England got a trip to York. We could never get enough of it. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38648237991924818652012-12-03T09:21:28.938-05:002012-12-03T09:21:28.938-05:00Museums in my local area all cost, though they som...Museums in my local area all cost, though they sometimes have one free day a month (which we usually take advantage of).<br /><br />We have a very nice visitor center here in Biloxi which has a small museum component that's very nice.<br /><br />What makes me sad is that if a building is nice around here, it's usually a museum, college or church. Such poverty here, and worse in New Orleans.YA Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371132883359264412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25947587532246520052012-12-03T09:06:13.999-05:002012-12-03T09:06:13.999-05:00I'm reading a novel called the DEvil's wor...I'm reading a novel called the DEvil's workshop by Steven Cannell and there are terrorists in it getting ready to attack Detroit as being the "capitol" of certain evils in the country. :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33417649790622703742012-12-03T09:05:21.353-05:002012-12-03T09:05:21.353-05:00Yeah, York is a nice compact city with several wor...Yeah, York is a nice compact city with several worthwhile places to see, including the Minster of course and the Jorvik Viking Centre. They have a really good Indian restaurant we really like and they used to have some good secondhand bookstores. I like it a lot.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16685026451637133762012-12-03T08:53:06.257-05:002012-12-03T08:53:06.257-05:00I was trying to think of the Castle Museum, Jeff.
...I was trying to think of the Castle Museum, Jeff.<br />The museums here struggled until the surrounding counties passed a millage to bail them out for a while. <br />Many cities have no free museums--like Paris. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23539181400616306182012-12-03T08:36:41.372-05:002012-12-03T08:36:41.372-05:00Buffalo has a historical museum, a couple good art...Buffalo has a historical museum, a couple good art museums, and a science museum. The problem, during this recession, has been to find funding for them.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28634527789271614362012-12-03T08:26:57.059-05:002012-12-03T08:26:57.059-05:00London, of course, has historical museums. We wen...London, of course, has historical museums. We went to the City of London museum last time we were there. And York has the Castle Museum with what sounds like what you described - the old cobblestone streets with shops, etc. the way they used to be.<br /><br />It's been a long time since we were there but there is a great museum in Munich that is like the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, as well as having historical exhibits (the Deutsches Museum).<br /><br />Jeff M. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-75445797109682363142012-12-03T08:23:11.846-05:002012-12-03T08:23:11.846-05:00Cities with free museums:
D.C.
London
Jeff M.Cities with free museums:<br /><br />D.C.<br />London<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47882131302269748682012-12-03T08:10:23.300-05:002012-12-03T08:10:23.300-05:00Very good baseball team. Corrupt government.
Very good baseball team. Corrupt government. <br /><br />JTG in Detroitnoreply@blogger.com