WEIRD DETROIT

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The Spirit Paintings of Marion Gruzeski

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( enlarge ) With this series of Detroit Free Press articles by writer Elden Small published in consecutive weeks in May of 1923 we lear...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Lupus Homo: The Man-Wolf of Windsor

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Detroit Free Press , April 8, 1871 To state the fact that Windsor, Canada is not a part of Detroit is to discount the lyrical prowess of...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Virgie Longs to Be a Boy

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Detroit Free Press , November 3, 1907 ( enlarge ) I was going to write out a synopsis for this interesting article but since there's...
Monday, January 2, 2017

All Around Detroit: Tea Leaf Lane

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The Owosso Argus-Press , August 27, 1930 ( enlarge ) The Detroit of 1893 was at the cusp of the new industrial revolution while still mi...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

"Witch" Arrested When Child's Hip Is Found Broken" Peculiar Stories Are Told About Josefa Lalofski, Who Refuses to Explain

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Detroit Free Press , May 31, 1914 Josefa Lalofski was called the "Witch of Poplar Street" but her reputation was more in line ...
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