[Magdalen] Detroit Again.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

A childhood friend moved from our neighborhood centered around Normandy Road 
(W side of Woodward) a few blocks in, out to a little cul de sac off of Lone 
Pine back in the late 50s.... a mile past Franklin Road IIRC... We walked 
miles and road our bikes even further when I'd go out and spend the night or 
several days at a time in the summers.  Barns and orchards still dotted the 
area and dirt roads all around  well into the late '70s... soon large scale 
homes filled in  and built out the area by the '90s. In the end it was more 
huge homes compared to the original homes scattered amid the pines (well, 
probably since the '80s, but it's been years since I've been back there). 
Their beautiful and unique 'tri level' has probably become a tear down.

My family moved from that Normandy Road area in the early '60s out to a road 
just short of 16 mile (Big Beaver, east of Woodward, Quarton Rd, west of 
Woodward)... tucked into the woods and still pretty rural but lovely homes. 
My parents build their dream home in there, and when I tried to google it 
once, the area had only overhead, no drive-down-the-road pictures, sadly. 
The roof outline made me realize that owners since my folks moved in '71 
have added on to the house.  It's probably still kind of a tucked away road, 
with people who enjoy their privacy. Funny how we can look at actual houses 
on the internet...

L

My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:12 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Detroit Again.

> You're right. I worked for some years along Woodward Avenue between Long 
> Lake and Lone Pine. Gold-lettered signs only. :) I sometimes took a 
> lunch-hour drive through the Cranbrook district to admire the 
> Lifted-out-of-England architecture and flora.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Apr 20, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The area between Long Lake Road (18 mile?) and Lone pine is definitely 
>> Bloomfield Hills.