tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post3502615950869893028..comments2024-03-24T12:06:01.764-04:00Comments on RETRO KIMMER'S BLOG: HARRY BENNETT'S PAGODA HOUSE!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-27600586248957740652016-09-16T22:05:03.135-04:002016-09-16T22:05:03.135-04:00Went through this tunnel as a child. My god father...Went through this tunnel as a child. My god father kept his boat next door. Lots of passages from room to room. The back deck has ports that point to down at the water. Dragons molded into the ceilings and a wood lined library with a panel in the wall that alows access to a stairway. Very cool. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407115578116567208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-40362852208219103972015-12-02T22:02:09.885-05:002015-12-02T22:02:09.885-05:00As a kid growing up on Grosse Ile I once walked th...As a kid growing up on Grosse Ile I once walked the tunnel from the wooded area across the street into the house. Way cool!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164554245265548877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-72976100181978150992013-07-14T16:28:21.763-04:002013-07-14T16:28:21.763-04:00My Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law used to store ...My Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law used to store their boat under the Pagoda House in around 1980's. My Sister-in-law worked withthe woman that owned the house at that time.Their boat was on the left side and the guy that owns the Martinsen Funural Home in Allen Park stored his on the right side.<br />I have been in the area behind the boatwells in the basement. Part of it is servant's quarters and there is also a Ballroom. In the corner of the Ballroom is the bar area and behind the bar is a hidden panel that has a tunnel to the stables across the road from the house. It was used to bring in booze from Canada during the 1920's. A lot of houses on the Detroit River had sercet passages to bring in booze.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745955974750667781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-19123168147394120362013-04-11T17:08:57.907-04:002013-04-11T17:08:57.907-04:00Hey, I grew up in Wyandotte in the '60's, ...Hey, I grew up in Wyandotte in the '60's, and I've been IN the pagoda house over there on West River Road, not far from my dad's country club. It had a couple secret passageways. If I'm remembering right there was a bookcase like thing that opened to a narrow staircase that went to the boathouse and I was told another tunnel once connected to that and went under the bridge and a few 100 yards inland and came up in a small stable (my dad, whose family had a boathouse, also on West River Road, but much further south, near the free bridge) was the one who told me he heard of this but didn't know for sure (re the stable.) Also, on the roof there were gun ports in the corners.Joe Guineynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-37010195495265540552012-03-23T22:49:22.800-04:002012-03-23T22:49:22.800-04:00Great stuff! I just now saw your comment on my Vin...Great stuff! I just now saw your comment on my Vintage Ford Facts site. <br /><br />Did you see where one of Harry Bennett's cabins was up for sale in Ann Arbor? I have a PDF brochure the realtor sent me if you'd like a copy. The cabin is on Stran Strass Rd.<br /><br />-LukeRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035224641532598590noreply@blogger.com