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Elmore’s Detroit Locations
Posted: 26 November 2008 11:17 PM   [ Ignore ]
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This thread is a supplement to the Detroit Tour initiative.  List Detroit locations and describe them cite their respective book.  This is what John and Jade have so far:

The Ren Cen
Karen and Jack in Out of Sight
 
1300 Beaubien
Police Station
 
Rattlesnake Club
The opening scene in Mr. Paradise.
 
Happy Times Bar
Where Stick is arrested in the beginning of Swag.
 
Frank Murphy Hall of Justice
1441 Saint Antoine St Detroit, MI 48226 more info »
 
Telegraph Rd - Swag
Red Bowers Chevrolet location. Where Frank from Swag worked.
 
Hazel Park Harness Raceway - City Primeval
1650 E 10 Mile Rd Hazel Park, MI 48030 more info »
 
Bouzouki Restaurant & Lounge
Where Frank and Stick go for a drink after Stick’s let off.
 
Charley’s Crab
Where Harry Mitchell plans to go to dinner, but instead drops the news he’s been having an affair. But in the book, it’s spelt Charlie’s Crab.
 
Leo Frank’s Nude Models
Leo Frank’s Nude Models, from 52 Pickup. (Rough location according to book description).
 
Anthony Paradisio’s House
Mr. Paradise
 
Caucus Club
Where Avern Cohn hres the hitmen, Fontana and Krupa, in Mr. Paradise.
 
Dodge Main Plant (approx location)
Where Harry Mitchell worked before he got married.52 Pickup.
 
Kronk Gym
Where Maurice ‘Snoopy’ Miller trains boxers. Out of Sight.
 
The Fillmore Theater (formerly State Theater)
Location of ‘The Fights’ in Out of Sight.
 
Tom’s Oyster Bar Downtown Inc
Formerly ‘Galligan’s’, where Foley and Buddy watch the Superbowl.
 
Omni Detroit Hotel River Place
Where Foley and Buddy stay, while in Detroit.
 
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suite
Holiday Inn where Alan Raimy keeps Barbara Mitchell hostage - 52 Pickup.
 
Hastings St
The real location of Sportree’s, (no longer there), before EL relocated it to 8 mile.
 
Troy City District Court
One of Jack Ryan’s regular calls to pick up process serving work. Unknown Man #89.
 
County of Oakland Circuit Court
Another of Jack Ryan’s sources for process serving work.
 
Royal Oak, MI
The neighbourhood in which Jack Ryan has a one-bedroom apt - Unknown Man #89.
 
Masonic Temple of Detroit
Where Jack Ryan once served a process order live on stage to a rock group. Unknown Man #89.

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Posted: 27 November 2008 12:20 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Wayne County Clerk’s Office
Where Jack Ryan starts to get the trail on Robert Leary, Jr., discovering he was once married.

Detroit Catholic Central High School
Where Jack Ryan and Dick Speed went to High School.

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Posted: 27 November 2008 12:41 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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By the way: There are a few places that John and I have come across that we are unable to locate. I am sure this list will grow as we get further into this. The reasons could be many; Elmore made it up - it moved - it changed name, etc. We’ll keep a record and try to investigate further once we feel the map’s as complete as possible.

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Posted: 27 November 2008 05:00 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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2832 Edison
Where Lonnie and Marcella Lindsey live - Unknown man #89.


E Hancock St
Wayne County Morgue - Unknown Man #89.

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Posted: 28 November 2008 06:40 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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The Fair Grounds - Opposite Richard’s house in The Switch.

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Posted: 28 November 2008 05:40 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Good one, djones. The Switch is the next book on the list to scour for locations.

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Posted: 29 November 2008 10:22 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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dog pound ever mentioned?

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Posted: 29 November 2008 11:00 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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lol, we’ll need one soon.

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Posted: 29 November 2008 11:01 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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djones - 28 November 2008 11:40 AM

The Fair Grounds - Opposite Richard’s house in The Switch.

 

The map now shows The Switch locations. At least as many as I could find, anyway.

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Posted: 01 December 2008 06:05 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Pagan Babies is now on the map too.

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Posted: 01 December 2008 08:49 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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The map now shows Split Images locations too.

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Posted: 02 December 2008 10:19 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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Freaky Deaky is now on.

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Posted: 06 December 2008 02:13 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]
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City Primeval is now on.

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Posted: 06 December 2008 02:19 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]
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It’s worth mentioning, that, as most of you know, several locations crop up in many novels. Athens Bar, Ren Cen, etc.
For the time being, at least, they will not be duplicated. If a location has been marked, and a book cited, it won’t appear with mutiple entries for every novel it appears in.

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Posted: 06 December 2008 05:18 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]
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Scratch the last post, folks.
Multiple locations will go on the map for the tour.

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Posted: 08 December 2008 11:44 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]
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The Big Bounce has some locations on the map now.

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