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Royal Palm Red Vest’s Cheese Dreams
In response to our recent exploration of the early history of pizza in Saginaw, several readers responded with fond memories of the pizza...
kellison71
Feb 2, 20245 min read


An Ultra-Modern Theater for Saginaw and a Chance to Dine Like a Movie Star
“It is air cooled and purified, echo proof and equipped with an electric organ, a sound-proof ‘cry-room’ for noisy children and earphones...
kellison71
Jan 26, 20244 min read


In Search of Saginaw’s First Pizza - Advertisement
Disclaimer: This is a report on research in progress. One that quite likely will never result in a definitive answer. At this point, the...
kellison71
Jan 21, 20247 min read


Crushed Pineapple & Crushed Dreams
The R.P. Lewis Company at 128 North Washington Avenue in Downtown Saginaw’s Flint & Pere Marquette Building offered everything a customer...
kellison71
Jan 8, 20244 min read


Helen Little Stark & Her Fish Chowder
Helen Little Stark The life of Helen Little spanned Saginaw’s rise as a lumbering center and reinvention as a manufacturing hub. At the...
kellison71
Jan 6, 20244 min read


Where To Celebrate New Year’s Eve: Treasure Island
New Year’s Eve is both a time to look forward and back. Many Saginaw residents of a certain age have fond memories of dining at Treasure...
kellison71
Dec 29, 20233 min read


Complete Your Final Shopping at the W.C. Wiechmann Co. ...
...and Still Have Enough Time to Make Mrs. W.C. Wiechmann’s Butterscotch Pineapple Cake For several generations, Wiechmann’s was a...
kellison71
Dec 24, 20236 min read


We have much more to share – and learn—about Mrs. Lotus Lum...
“A Holiday Recipe Almond Cookies A Chinese Treat Christmas is among the most important holidays in both this country and Europe, but says...
kellison71
Dec 17, 20232 min read


A Hostess & A Holiday
“Mrs. H.W. Brady was hostess Monday to sixteen members of the Junior League garden group at her home, 2025 Gratiot avenue. Plans for the...
kellison71
Dec 10, 20232 min read
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