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06-NOV-2010 Gordon Craig

Mayors Office

Edward Hines Park, Livonia, MI.

I added some vintage type digital work to this photo of the rest station at Newburgh Lake in Livonia, Michigan. It is just off of Edward Hines Drive near Newburgh road in the Hines Park area. For many years on Sunday afternoons a seasoned Detroit musician who was nicknamed "The Mayor" would bring a chair and sit in the back and either talk about the Detroit music scene or play his guitar. Many other local musicians would stop by to talk or jam with him. Once while I was resting there from a bike ride actor Jeff Daniels stopped by with his Harmonica and Fendor amp and joined in a session of cover songs. Jeff Daniels is a good harmonica player! I heard that other notable local musicians stopped by to see him. A couple of them had periods of huge success but I don't know if that was true. The Mayor recently passed away and I just thought I would post this picture.

Canon EOS 5D
1/180s f/32.0 at 180.0mm iso800 full exif

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Cynthia 04-Dec-2010 15:42
This is a wonderful picture. Many many memories. I used to go to Hines Park often when I was in High School in the mid-seventies. I went to Churchill. Your portrait actually looks familiar. I wasn't aware of the mayor however I can see how the area would attract people like that.
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