The ice jams and rushing water knocked the Michael K. Tewksbury, a freighter, off its moorings. Despite an attempt to raise the Michigan Avenue bridge, the Tewksbury smashed into it.
At a time when the Apple Tree Mall is gone and the Thruway Mall is a shadow of its former self, Southgate Plaza has rebounded into an unlikely success story.
"Nostalgia can never be taken too far, but just the right amount ties together the past with the present in a way that makes change easier," writes Elizabeth Licata.