Only one wall of the famed Daisy Manufacturing Company’s Plymouth factory stands. In truth, it is merely a facade of one wall of what used to be a manufacturing facility that cranked out millions of “air rifles” aka BB guns from the early to mid 20th century. I’m linking some articles here (one written by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Plymouth history’
The fate of the Daisy wall?
Posted in Daisy Air Rifle, downtown Plymouth, Plymouth history, tagged Daisy Manufacturing, Daisy Rifle, Daisy wall, Plymouth history, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Patch on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish – Proverb
Posted in downtown Plymouth, Plymouth history, Uncategorized, tagged destroyed, downtown Plymouth, fire, historic buildings, homes, Penniman-Allen Theater, Plymouth history, theaters on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I checked three excellent books on Plymouth history from the library (more about the books later.) In just thumbing through them I was surprised at how many historical buildings in Plymouth have burned to the ground over the years. We all know that homes and buildings in the past weren’t built or maintained with [...]
The Bonafide Garage
Posted in Old Village, Plymouth history, tagged Bonafide Garage, downtown Plymouth, Markham Building, Plymouth Furniture Refinishing, Plymouth history on April 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’m no historian but I was recently asked to identify the location of a business that was once known as the Bonafide Garage, which was at one point (early 1900s) owned by a W. J. Beyer. (The question was raised in the “About” section of my blog, if you wish to look.) Here is a [...]
Fundraiser to save the historic Veterans Memorial Park Wall — “Tea and Scones to Save the Stones”
Posted in downtown Plymouth, fundraising, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth history, Uncategorized, tagged fundraiser, history, park wall, Plymouth Community Veteran's Memorial Park, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth history, stone wall, veterans, Veterans Park Wall, World War I on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve written about this issue several times in the past, so no need to rehash the background. By way of update, I received an email today regarding a fundraiser to save the Veterans Memorial Park wall, the original stone and mortar wall erected shortly after World War I. If you are interested in this issue, [...]
Fun with youtube: a short tour of Old Village
Posted in downtown Plymouth, Plymouth history, trains, tagged cigars, Daisy Air Rifles, Old Village, Plymouth history, Plymouth MI on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Youtube has a little bit of everything. Everything! Knowing that, I figured I would go there and search “plymouth mi” just to see what might pop up. The first search result was a little “tour” (stretch to call it that) of Old Village by a local realtor, Russ Ravary. He tell some very interesting historical [...]
“I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!”
Posted in A Christmas Story, Daisy Air Rifle, Plymouth history, Uncategorized, tagged A Christmas Story, air rifle, b-b guns, Christmas, Daisy Air Rifles, history, Plymouth history, You'll shoot your eye out on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve seen the movie, A Christmas Story, you’ll know that line. If you’ve been around Plymouth very long, you’ll also know that air rifle used to be made right here in town. Michigan History Online has a great brief history of Daisy (and the air rifle industry more generally) http://www.michiganhistorymag.com/extra/2008/marapr/its_a_daisy.html Red Ryder was a [...]
Some interesting links added to the blogroll
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BB guns, Daisy Air Rifles, Plymouth Air Rifle Company, Plymouth history, Plymouth Iron Windmill Company on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m headed on vacation for a few days and did not have much inspiration to post something new or original before leaving. But I did stumble across a few cool webpages about Plymouth and her history. “Catherine’s Hometown: Plymouth, Michigan” has a few nice blurbs about the city and its history. “It’s A Daisy!” an [...]
