Category for History

Christmas in Dearborn – 1962

Dearborn Annual Christmas Party for Children - 1962 - at Calvin Theatre

DEARBORN, Michigan – Fifty years ago on this day – Monday, December 24, 1962 – all the children of Dearborn were invited to Dearborn’s Annual Children’s Christmas Party (story part 1).
A featured movie and other films were shown, and candy bars provided for all the children. The …

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Children’s Christmas Party

Dearborn Children's Christmas Celebration in 1962

DEARBORN, Michigan – Fifty years ago, on Monday, December 24, 1962 – all the children of Dearborn were invited to  Dearborn’s Annual Christmas Party for Children. A featured movie and other films were shown, and candy bars provided for all the children. The holiday parties …

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City Fathers

Dearborn City Fathers discuss plans for new swimming pool.

Dearborn ‘City Fathers’ determining the future site of Seashore Pool in 1940. From left to right: Earl Maples, Jamie L. Johnson (councilman), Earnest G. Miller (councilman), Clark Green (supt. of public works), F.R. Storer (city engineer), John Carey (Mayor of Dearborn), Joseph Schaefer (councilman), Anthony …

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Seashore Pool

Levagood Park - Seashore Pool

Dearborn’s Levagood Park pool has a lot of historical significance. In 1940, local officials selected the 40-acre site located near Cherry Hill and Telegraph roads for the first of its kind City outdoor pool — Dearborn’s Famous Seashore Pool.

See more photos at the Dearborn Free …

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