8/28/15-8/30/15 Detroit, then Cleveland
On 8/28/15 Tom and I ventured to The Henry Ford. It is a complex of about 5 attractions—The
Henry Ford Museum, The Ford Rouge factory tour, The IMAX theatre, Greenfield
Village, and another I cannot remember.
We first went to the Henry Ford Museum.
I expected cars, and instead it
was sectioned off into several different museums; one on farm equipment, one on
furniture over the years, one on power generating equipment (including huge old
steam engines), one on how we lived through the years, with advertising,
household items, toys, and many other items of a certain time, one on the
advance of flight over the years, and of course, one of cars (all brands
including Fords). It was really
enjoyable. I especially loved the
timeline stuff, including a TV from 1946 and an old photo booth (1959) like we
had when I grew up in Crestline. Here are the pics -for Dad.
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| 1946 TV |
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| 1959 photo booth |
After walking for a couple of hours, we headed for
Greenfield Village. Here, I think the
people at Ford tried to make it look like a mini-Disney park, but they failed
miserably. A train circled the property
and blew its whistle so much you couldn’t hear the man on the speaker. Most of the buildings were recreations of old
homes and labs, such as Ford’s family home and Thomas Edison’s home and
lab. Did you know that Henry Ford and
Thomas Edison were best buds? We walked
through most of the property and back to the car, and I thought my legs and
feet were going to fall off. Even Tom
complained about his sore knee. Greenfield
Village was a big disappointment.
Called and wished Larkin a ‘Happy Birthday’ when we got back
to the RV, but no answer, so I left a song instead. I hope you had a great #9 birthday Larkin.
On the road again, this time to Cleveland. Stopped for gas in Toledo. Paid $1.94/gallon for regular. How about those prices, Dad? Arrived late in
Jefferson, Ohio (the GPS lady took us the long way). The campsites are all unlevel and Tom had a
time of it trying to get us a level as he could. Also, had a problem with the power station so
we had to move. All of this in 80 degree
temps and about 70% humidity (very uncomfortable).
8/30/15-Tom and I left for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
Cleveland (about an hour drive away from the campground). The building is shaped like a glass pyramid
and 4 levels at the top. Level 1 and 2
had most of the stuff, but both of us had the impression that it was
‘cluttered’. Every display was full of
costumes, sheet music, memorabilia, etc.
Also recordings were playing in every room at the same time. The best show was in a quiet theatre and it
was all about American Bandstand and Dick Clark. It ran about 30 minutes and showed clips of
all the singers and bands he introduced- it was Great! There was a big section in the front on Elvis
(of course, he was The King!). Also
smaller sections devoted to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Alan Freed
(the DJ from Cleveland who coined the term “Rock and Roll”). Here
is our photo at the R & R Hall of Fame.
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| 08/30/2015 |
We then left for the Cleveland Museum of Art. A beautiful building and full of wonderful
art (including Rembrandt-one of my favorites), furniture, porcelain, rugs, and
anything else you can imagine. We could
not walk the whole place, especially since we spent so much time at the R &
R Hall of Fame. Had lunch in the atrium
(central area surrounded by 4 add-ons to the 1912 original building. It was
completely enclosed by a 3 story glass roof - and air conditioned – lovely.
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| Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art |
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