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Re: '52 Imperial Parade Phaetons
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Wish there were more gentleman like you guys! Civil conversation, respect for others... heartwarming to see in today's society.

Posted on: 2018/8/15 18:36
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Re: '52 Imperial Parade Phaetons
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Building directly behind the first charter bus was a big hotel (don't recall the name) where many of the rooms were occupied by full-time residents. Directly behind our viewing angle (back over our shoulders) here was an even bigger and very deluxe hotel that eventually became the Detroit home to famous Trader Vic's Restaurant-as in Beverly Hills (the marquee was done up in fake bamboo). Yessss, there was a time in Detroit...


That Hotel was the Statler, AKA Statler-Hilton. Around Witherall St. from that was the Tuller Hotel, where Walter P.Chrysler maintained a suite of rooms as his "Detroit residence", he didn't live in Michigan during the years he ran Chrysler Corporation. As a director of the New York Central Railroad Walter could get a private sleeper car to Detroit from New York (where home was) with just a phone call. Thus, there never was a "Chrysler mansion" in Detroit.

Posted on: 2018/8/16 14:50
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