Author: dasoadmin

Secret Passage As I entered Crest this morning I noticed you are not allowed to turn onto this street from Riverside. Several of the houses on Riverside have their garages located on Crest (pictured here), so this must be a bit annoying (unless they sneak around the corner quickly). The only street that appears to…

Shopping Small A co-worker of mine (Alex Solove) met me for my jog/walk today. I usually like to run by myself, but I must admit it was fun having a running partner today. My Strava Mapping App told me that I set my personal record in the 1 mile today, so I must have picked…

Most Haunted Street in Lakewood? I started my walk down Cove near the Gold Coast at the corner of Edgewater Drive. It might have been the early morning twilight, but the apartment on the corner had an eerie glow to it. I then remembered that I had the privilege of leading a “Lakewood Ghost Tour”…

Feeling Poetic Today I was back on the bike heading to the far east side of Lakewood. Coutant is right next to W. 117th, running from Detroit to Madison. When I came upon Franklin at the halfway point, I noticed that the bike lanes ended here. The sign made me think of the Shel Silverstein…

Eclectic Avenue Ava Olic from Lakewood Alive met me at the corner of Cordova and Detroit and walked the length of the street with me this morning (she lives on the corner of Madison and Cordova). It seemed fitting that the last day of Winter would bring with it a 29-degree day with snow flurries,…

Lucky Day in Lakewood I think today might have been my favorite St. Patrick’s Day in Lakewood since I moved here 24 years ago. After waiting out the hailstorm this afternoon, I disembarked on my tandem for a trip down Cook. As I was glancing down at the cold weather garb I was wearing I…

Swing Time It was a beautiful morning to jog on over to Concord, a short two-block street just off Riverside. Concord curves upward from Riverway, crosses Hilliard and ends at the marginal. Despite being a shorter street it felt like the swing capital of Lakewood. There was a yellow-disc swing, a yard with two kiddie…

Toy Story This afternoon I biked the tandem over to Garfield Middle School. Cohassett starts across the street and continues south to Madison Avenue, where it changes names to Halstead. The houses seemed statelier on this street, with extra wide front porches and larger front yards. One house was decked out in St. Patrick’s Day…

Unique Crossings I started down the last Clifton street just north of the big intersection of Clifton Boulevard, West Clifton and Clifton Road. Heading south and crossing over the busy morning commuting traffic on Clifton Boulevard made the beginning of my route feel hectic and rushed. As I crossed over to the south side of…

European Flare This is my 39th street and Lakewood continues to surprise me with unique locations around every corner. As I looked up the 4th out of 5 Clifton streets this morning, I noticed it was called “Clifton Prado”. If I was playing Jeopardy and the Category was “European Museums” the question “What is Prado?”…