Difference between revisions of "Detroit, MI"
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|| [[TAFF]] winner [[John Berry]] visits | || [[TAFF]] winner [[John Berry]] visits | ||
late 50s ||[[Misfits]] has become a bowling league | late 50s ||[[Misfits]] has become a bowling league | ||
− | 1960-65 ||[[The Fanzine Foundation]] operated by [[Alan J. Lewis]] | + | 1960-65 ||[[The Fanzine Foundation]] operated by [[Alan J. Lewis]] and stored in Detroit by [[Howard DeVore]] |
mid-60s ||'''[[Wayne Third Foundation]] founded''' | mid-60s ||'''[[Wayne Third Foundation]] founded''' | ||
1964 ||[[Cleveland in '66]] bid begins as an inchoate thing including Detroit | 1964 ||[[Cleveland in '66]] bid begins as an inchoate thing including Detroit | ||
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1968 ||fl [[Neo-Numenor]] ||colspan="2"| | 1968 ||fl [[Neo-Numenor]] ||colspan="2"| | ||
||[[Hal Shapiro]] pubs ''[[Harlan Ellison: The Man, The Writer]]'' | ||[[Hal Shapiro]] pubs ''[[Harlan Ellison: The Man, The Writer]]'' | ||
− | 1970 ||[[Dum-Dum]] Banquet held in Detroit | + | 1970 ||[[Dum-Dum]] Banquet held in Detroit in conjunction with [[Detroit Triple Fan Fair]] |
1970s ||[[Oak Park High School Science Fiction Club]] active | 1970s ||[[Oak Park High School Science Fiction Club]] active | ||
1973 ||'''[[Stilyagi Air Corps]] founded in [[Ann Arbor]]''' | 1973 ||'''[[Stilyagi Air Corps]] founded in [[Ann Arbor]]''' | ||
− | ||[[Leah Zeldes | + | ||[[Leah Zeldes]] finds fandom |
1974 ||[[A2 Relax Icon]] held in Ann Arbor | 1974 ||[[A2 Relax Icon]] held in Ann Arbor | ||
mid-70s ||[[Sid Altus]] becomes active | mid-70s ||[[Sid Altus]] becomes active | ||
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1980 ||[[Detroit in '82]] [[Worldcon bid]] loses to [[Chicago in 1982]] | 1980 ||[[Detroit in '82]] [[Worldcon bid]] loses to [[Chicago in 1982]] | ||
||[[FilkCon II]] (in Toledo) organized by [[Ann Arbor]] fans | ||[[FilkCon II]] (in Toledo) organized by [[Ann Arbor]] fans | ||
− | 1983 ||[[Detroit in '85]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]] loses to [[Austin in '85]] at [[Constellation]] | + | 1983 ||[[Larry Tucker]] premieres ''[[Faans]]'' at [[ConFusion 101]] |
+ | ||[[Detroit in '85]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]] loses to [[Austin in '85]] at [[Constellation]] | ||
||[[AASFA]] War | ||[[AASFA]] War | ||
− | 1984 ||[[Genuine ConFusion]], the 10th annual and last under [[]] auspices, held | + | 1984 ||[[Genuine ConFusion]], the 10th annual and last under the original [[AASFA]] auspices, held |
1985 ||[[Leah Zeldes Smith]] moves to [[Chicago]] | 1985 ||[[Leah Zeldes Smith]] moves to [[Chicago]] | ||
||[[ConClave X]] held | ||[[ConClave X]] held |
Revision as of 00:47, 3 September 2020
This page covers Greater Detroit including the city itself, but also the surrounding suburbs. It additionally includes Ann Arbor (which see for its own article) and Detroit-associated events as far as Lansing.
During the 1950s through the ’70s, at least, Detroit was a fannish powerhouse. In more recent years, the center of fannish activity has moved outwards to the nearby college town of Ann Arbor.
The Detroit fans were visitors at the old Slan Shack in Battle Creek, but didn't form the Detroit Science Fictioneers till 1943. In 1945, they became the Hyperboreans, who discussed small amounts of stf and played a lot of chess. Ben Singer broke up the club by leaving atheistic pamphlets lying about the meeting-place (a public library) and by some atheistic tirades in public.
When Art Rapp and Bill Groover met the remnants of the Hyperboreans 30 January 1948 the Michigan Science Fiction Society, a state-wide, though Detroit centered club, was formed, Singer doing most of the organization work. (George Young promptly formed the name "Misfits" for the group.)
After the Blowup and Saginaw-based Art Rapp's resignation from the MSFS, local Detroiters formed the DSFL, which existed in a fashion for several years, giving off splinter groups like the Morgan Botts Foundation. Return of some members from service after the Korean War led to a renaissance in which Detention was held in the Motor City.
In the late 1960s and ’70s, Detroit fandom centered on the Wayne Third Foundation.
The list below includes conventions held in Greater Detroit, clubs, and notable life events for prominent Detroit-related fans.
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