GC2QVVK DSH: The Lindell AC (Traditional Cache) in Michigan, United States created by RayQix

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A cache by RayQix Message this owner

Hidden : 3/24/2011

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DSH is the for Detroit Sports History series which encompasses things in and around Detroit that are Detroit-Sports-Related.

For half a century, the legendary Lindell AC bar in downtown Detroit was a mecca for visiting athletes, sports fans, hometown heroes, and media personalities who would feast on burgers, fries, onion rings, stories and a favorite drink, while surrounded by wall to wall photographs and museum quality sports memorabilia. The forerunner of its kind, USA Today once crowned it the “number one sports bar in America.”

This Cache is a tribute to one of the coolest and well-loved by many "watering holes" around

The Lindell A.C.
1963 - 2002

The Sign from the Lindell A.C.

Detroit is home to many sports bars, and the most renowned of these is was the Lindell A.C. While it is now but a thing of the past, the memories of this place, a watering hole for Detroit sports legends, has become the thing of legend.

The Late Johnny Butsicaris at the bar.

The Lindell A.C. was located at 1300 Cass Avenue in Detroit, now the location of the new Rosa Park's Transit Center. It was originally housed in a rather run down hotel, called the Lindell, starting in 1949. In the mid- 1950s a sports theme was added, and it became a favorite hang-out of Detroit's sports teams, many of whom lived in the area. After 14 years in that location it was decided to move down Cass avenue to Cass and Michigan Avenues. It was then that the "A.C." was added. This was due to a tongue - in- cheek reference by a Detroit news reporter, who compared the lively atmosphere of this bar, with its raucous and lively clientele (both sports players and bar regulars alike) with the more staid setting of the Detroit Athletic Club near Grand Circus Park. During this period it was a favorite haunt of such greats as Mickey Mantle, Detroit's sports legends, as well as comedians and other entertainers, such as Milton Berle.

Some of the memorabilia that adorned the walls.

This institution, well known for its colorful mural on the exterior facade, was in its heyday through the 1970s. With the movement of two of Detroit's sports teams to the suburbs and the relative decline of the area, the number of celebrity sightings were bound to be less frequent. Still, the bar continued on, remaining a popular destination for many in Detroit until the end came in 2002. It was then closed due to the up and coming Transit center. The building itself was demolished for this project four years later.

"The Cup" even visited the Lindell in 2002!

The Lindell A.C. will be remembered by sports aficionados for years to come, for where else could you sit, and perhaps talk to, the same guys that you cheered for every time they played a game? There is a "close" closest equivalent to this today a few blocks away, where celebrities will occasionally drop by to spend time with its famous owner. But this is a pale imitation of the greatest of Detroit sports bars, the Lindell A.C.

The cache is very well-hidden, so it's protected from the various muggle-population that is here.

Be aware of your surroundings, and enjoy the hunt!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp Crefbanyvgl orarngu gur cbyr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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