5 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁" I ▁never ▁even ▁saw ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁my ▁father ' s ▁hotel . ▁It ▁really ▁was ▁a ▁mar vel ous ▁little ▁corner ▁in ▁time , ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁forgotten ▁place ▁… ▁A ▁child hood ▁there ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁child hood ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁No ▁electric ▁light , ▁horse - dra wn ▁bug g ies ▁— ▁a ▁completely ▁an ach ron istic , ▁old - f ashion ed , ▁early - T ark ington , ▁rural ▁kind ▁of ▁life , ▁with ▁a ▁country ▁store ▁that ▁had ▁above ▁it ▁a ▁ball room ▁with ▁an ▁old ▁dance ▁floor ▁with ▁spr ings ▁in ▁it , ▁so ▁that ▁fol ks ▁would ▁feel ▁light ▁on ▁their ▁feet . ▁When ▁I ▁was ▁little , ▁nobody ▁had ▁dan ced ▁up ▁there ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁but ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁s ne ak ▁up ▁at ▁night ▁and ▁dance ▁by ▁moon light ▁with ▁the ▁dust ▁rising ▁from ▁the ▁floor ▁… ▁Grand ▁Det our ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁lost ▁world s , ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁Ed ens ▁that ▁you ▁get ▁thrown ▁out ▁of ." ▁ ▁Notable ▁person ▁Stan ▁H ack , ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁manager ▁and ▁player , ▁operated ▁Stan ▁H ack ' s ▁Land mark ▁restaurant ▁here ▁and ▁res ided ▁in ▁Grand ▁Det our ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁John ▁De ere ▁Home page ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁History ▁Grand ▁Det our ▁History