Architect, Lecturer and former Livonia City Council candidate Lucas McGrail was welcomed to Schoolcraft College on Friday, April 29th by a crowd of almost 200 people. They were present to attend his lecture on the history and evolution of the J.L. Hudson’s Department Store in downtown Detroit.
Guest were entertained by McGrail’s passion for history & architecture as were they also mesmerized by the amount of information that he had to share and the over 50 artifacts from his private collection.
Mr. McGrail’s hour long presentation was finished off by thunderous applause from the attendees and staff of the transition center. Shauna Dillard, representative for the Center, stated “this was a wonderful event, everyone had a great time and gave extremely positive feedback... it was wonderful.” Mr. McGrail hopes that this will be the start of a fantastic lecture series at Schoolcraft College and looks forward to his next engagement for the Transition Center.
Lucas McGrail has been all over Southeastern Michigan lecturing in Grosse Ile, Wyandotte, Allan Park, Detroit, Westland and especially his hometown of Livonia. His next scheduled lecture will be at the Westland Friendship Center, Friday, October 21st at 2pm. His topic will be the history and salvation of the Hotel Book Cadillac. Contact Barbara Marcum at 734.722.7628 to reserve a spot.
Mr. McGrail’s lecture schedule changes monthly so please check back to find out his latest dates.
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