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In the 1960s, a small number of Cunningham's were re-branded as Dot Discount, an experiment which did not expand further, but which lasted a couple decades, some years after all Cunningham's had closed in the Detroit area. The chain sold off twenty-eight of its Michigan stores in 1982 to a private company, which re-branded them as Apex Drug. [13]
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States.However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).
Walgreens offered low-priced lunch counters, built its own ice cream factory, and introduced the malted milk shake in 1922. By 1927, Walgreen had established 110 stores. His son Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (March 4, 1906 – February 10, 2007) and grandson Charles R. Walgreen III both shared his name and played prominent roles in the company ...
He attended the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon. [2] Walgreen Jr. started out as a buyer for the company. As head of the company he increased the profit and size of the drug store, encouraged new lines of products to be sold and changed the format from counter service to self-service.
In 2003, it was given its current name in honor of the late former mayor of Detroit Coleman A. Young. [4] From July 1988 through September 1993, Southwest Airlines served the airport with 10 to 13 daily flights. [5] [6] Chautauqua Airlines served the airport but ceased service less than a year later. [7]
2006 USGS photo. Willow Run Airport covers 2,392 acres (968 ha) and has two runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations. [1] It is one of two facilities operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority, the other being Detroit Metropolitan Airport, which replaced Willow Run as the major commercial airport for the region starting in 1958.
In November 2021, United Airlines announced that it would end service to AZO, effective January 3, 2022. [9] The departure by United left only Delta and American as major airlines with service to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek. In 2022, low-cost airline startup Avelo Airlines started twice-weekly flights between Kalamazoo and Orlando. [10]
Events from the year 1960 in Michigan.. The top stories of the year in Michigan included: (1) the nomination and election of John Swainson, a 35-year-old double amputee, as Governor of Michigan; (2) the decision of G. Mennen Williams not to run for a seventh term as governor; (3) the selection of Michigan's Nancy Fleming as Miss America; (4) John F. Kennedy's taking Michigan's electoral votes ...