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A Case of the Human Condition: Some Scenes from Birmingham, Michigan, Today

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Birmingham High School is now known as Seaholm High
Birmingham High School is now known as Seaholm High
Downtown Birmingham looks the same -- but almost all the old stores are gone: Jacobson's, the Village Store, Kay Baum's.
Downtown Birmingham looks the same -- but almost all the old stores are gone: Jacobson's, the Village Store, Kay Baum's.
But the old Varsity Shop is still there.
But the old Varsity Shop is still there.
Pasquale's pizza place on Woodward Avenue is still there.
Pasquale's pizza place on Woodward Avenue is still there.And the pizza still tastes like -- pizza. But we didn't have to wait 45 minutes for it to arrive at our table. Is that a good thing?
And the pizza still tastes like -- pizza. But we didn't have to wait 45 minutes for it to arrive at our table. Is that a good thing?
And the pizza still tastes like -- pizza. But we didn't have to wait 45 minutes for it to arrive at our table. Is that a good thing?

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