October 10, 2018
Crime-ridden Motorama Motel on 8 Mile is for sale
Ferndale’s notoriously crime-ridden Motorama Motel, at the corner of Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, is for sale. And for...
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May 3, 2018
VIDEO: In 1983, Detroit was dubbed ‘SuperCity U.S.A.’
Here’s another fascinating and sometimes cringeworthy trip back in time, courtesy of the Detroit Historical Society’s excellent YouTube channel. It’s...
July 31, 2017
Reprieve means 8 Wood Motel can stay open if it cleans up its act
Ferndale’s only two overnight lodging establishments have been operating in limbo ever since the city moved to decline each of...
March 14, 2016
Denial of business license throws 8 Wood Motel in limbo
The Ferndale City Council voted Monday to deny a public lodging-house license to the owner of the 8 Wood Motel,...
March 9, 2016
A conversation with ‘Detroit Resurrected’ author Nathan Bomey about the city’s bankruptcy
I don’t know how else to start this post than with this disclosure: Nathan Bomey and I were coworkers at...
March 1, 2016
Ferndale rejects owner’s pleas, moves to close Motorama Motel
The Ferndale City Council reaffirmed its decision to deny the Motorama Motel its operating license despite pleas by its owner...
February 10, 2016
Crime-ridden Motorama Motel may close after Ferndale council denies business license
Ferndale city officials have rejected a hotel business license for the Motorama Motel at Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue,...
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