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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Wednesday Mystery Spot

Last week's photo was one of the onetime old Ypsilanti Airport at Carpenter and Morgan. Here's a recent story about some notable events that happened there. The airport was operational till the 1960s.

This week's puzzler is a real beaut. I found it by accident at the Archives and scanned it right away because it was so intriguing. When I found myself puzzling over the photo and trying to figure out where in the heck this was, I realized it was a perfect Mystery Spot!

I'll tell you what's written on the back: "The first eastbound 'Mercury' at Ypsi., Nov. 1939. My Miss Minnie Cary."

The Mercury was a gorgeous Art Deco passenger train run by the New York Central. In November of 1939, the train began service between Detroit and Chicago and passed through Ypsi. It was an event! You can see other people in the photo admiring this rolling work of art.

I'll tell you that while I *think* I figured out where this is, I'm definitely not 100% sure! Can you find this spot? Good luck!