I will start the ball rolling by posting the first message. Our family lived on Bernice from 1952 until 1962, then from 1965 to 1967. I attended Victory Ellis,...
I'm Mike Grobbel and I am a 5th generation resident of Macomb County. My great-great-grandfather, Franz Anton Grobbel, emigrated to Warren Twp. from...
Here is a true story about the day the Center Market store on Van Dyke got held up. It happened in about 1976 if I remember correctly, and it should have been...
None of these stories should be taken to mean that I think poorly about Center Line's finest - to the contrary, Center Line was and continues to be a safe...
The man on the far left in the 1957 KG graduation photo is the school principal, Mr. Wesley Leppennan. Mr. Leppenan and his wife Aileen lived across the...
Hi Everyone, I am Walt Lewis, my mother and Dad (John and Peg Lewis) had a place in Kramer Homes for over 46 years. They were the original occupants of 8441...
Welcome Lewhorn9. I can't help but feel that I know you :-). There was long period that Brooke Bus Line had the Van Dyke route. They were a charter operator...
Based on the marquee at the Liberty Theater, the photo of Van Dyke was taken in 1945 or 1946, The Movies, WOMAN IN GREEN, is The Woman in the Green Dress, a...
Hi Zen, As I read this, I quickly remembered that Brooks did run a bus line in Center Line on Van Dyke. Towards the end of their service, I can remember them...
Hi, In about 1967, my sister and I used to ride the Van Dyke bus to 8-Mile Road to catch a connection to Eastland Mall. I vividly remember that the buses were...
Welcome Lynn, everything you can contribute to this group is appreciated, many years have passed and our memories do seem to have some blank spots :-). Even...
I don't ever remember using the buses along Van Dyke for travel, however, when St. Clement School had to charter a bus for field trips or ski club outings in...
A question came up about a Naval Ordnance Plant in Center Line. I can not think of any plants in town aside from the plant on Lawerence and Bernice. I think...
... I folled the link over to the posting at the DetroitYes forum and the poster is correct - what now is the GM Powertrain plant on the NE corner of Nine Mile...
Hi Everyone, Hornwrecker and I were speaking on our way home from the Grosse Pointe Symphony rehearsal last night, and we discussed this thread just a bit. I...
Thanks, Mike, for the invite to join. I appreciate the work you're doing here and for the Polar Bears. We got 17 inches of snow here Thursday-Friday, and the...
MIke, that's got to be the dumbest, for sure, but I recall another one that is second dumbest at least. You all might have heard this one. One winter night,...
Mike, thanks for the invite to join. Finally got some free time to log in. Should be a great way to connect with and bring back all the great memories of...
Dr. Eugene Komasara passed away on Feb. 21, 2006 at the age of 69. He practiced medicine in Center Line for 40 years. His office was on the south side of 10...
Maybe we can add some perspective if we let each other know what school we graduated from and when. Mike and I attended St. Clement. I graduated in 1969, Mike,...
St Clement Class of 1960. Our class was the last class to graduate from the old St. Clement Church. Class of 1961 was the first to graduate from the present...
Hi Everyone, I am Walt Lewis, and I grew up in Kramer Homes. I graduated from LIncoln in 1970. My parents had a place in Kramer for over 40 years. I have lived...
Hi All, I was in the class of 1971. I attended St. Clements from 1st through 10th grade, then switched to Center Line High. My family name was 'Samaha' and we...
I remember you, Lynn. At least I think I do. You had dark hair and a great smile. Am I remembering right? How did you end up in Canada? Where's Sharon? Tom...
Hi Tom, I believe I remember you, too! I am attaching a photo of my husband and myself. He is Canadian, and we met in Ireland on a bicycling tour about 7 years...
Hi Mike: I think the idea of contacting former residents of Center Line and hearing where they are now, what they are doing etc. is a great idea. Those...
John Carney
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In addition to hearing the whereabouts and current activities of some of the more senior CenterLineMI Group Members, I know that I would also like to hear...
I'm Vince Grobbel, Mike Grobbel 's father . I was born on central ave in 1923 and went to St. Clement School to the 11th grade. During high school I worked...
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