Jul. 27, 2010 - 129 years ago....
Theater News History
-- A series of news articles from 1881 thru 1944, pertaining to theaters and entertainers that had a connection to Bay City. These were the peak years for local theaters elaborately built for live performances.
-- Pictured is the Regeant Theater sign being taken down after it closed in 1957. It was located at 924 Washington inside the Davidson Building across from the present State Theater.
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    Jul. 21, 2010 - 169 years ago....
    Henry Harrison Aplin (1841-1910)
    -- Mr. Aplin was born in Thetford Twp., Genesee Co., Mich. After serving in the Civil War with the 16th Michigan Infantry, he settled in Wenona (now, West side of Bay City), where he was postmaster, and held several positiions at the state level. He was a parner in the construction of the first street car railway in West Bay City. Aplin Beach was named in his honor.
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    Jul. 14, 2010 - 164 years ago....
    James Van Kleeck (1846-1923)
    -- James was born in Exeter Co., Mich., where he worked on his father's farm until 1862, when the Civil War broke out and he enlisted in the Seventh Mich. Infantry. After the war he studied law at the Univ. of Mich., then settled in Midland where he married Miss Juliette C. Carpenter before moving to Bay City. James served as a state representative and held the position of prosecuting attorney at the city and county level.
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    Jul. 7, 2010 - Many years ago....
    Pictorial: Sports History
    -- Pictured are members of the Farragut baseball team from 1915, names are unknown. The pictorial features all historic photos found related to local sports, from high school to profession players and teams. Athletes include a member of the baseball Hall of Fame and a World Boxing Champion. -- Maybe you have an old photo you can share?
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    Jun. 30, 2010 - 101 years ago....
    Opening of the Wenonah Hotel
    -- The former Wenonah Hotel opened in November, 1908, symbolicly marking Bay City as one of Michigan's major cities. Three years earlier West Bay City had merged with the east side, and in doing so doubled Bay City's population. In a way it represented a departure from the fading lumbering era and the arrival of an industrial period. Two articles from that time period describes the majestic features of the Wenonah Hotel, which resulting in in the opening of Wenonah Park few years later.
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