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Anitque National television.

The Rendezvous Tavern with strategically designed look-out windows.

The Rendezvous Bar was wired into four other roadhouses with warning buzzers to alert them of impending police raids.

The Edgewater Thomas Inn was a high-class blind-pig in Riverside with secret passageways and hidden wine cellars.

Bertha Thomas was the eccentric roadhouse pioneer who ran the Edgewater Thomas Inn.

A logline (aka elevator pitch) is a one or two line plot summary.

Work in progress

Rather than directly adapt The Rendezvous screenplay, an unpublished feature screenplay by Jason Carswell, after many years of not looking at my script or copious notes I'm going to first outline (and maybe draft a treatment of) the story from memory to see what new gems may turn up before polishing.

Episode 1 He's sinking! (1922)

From the blustery winter outdoors boys burst into The Rendezvous roadhouse tavern with alarming news. Venturing out onto the frozen Lake St. Clair the men and boys find a stuck old jalopy weighed down with whisky perilously in danger of plunging into the frozen depths. Despite several attempts with different ideas, the subtle and not-subtle racist men succeed in freeing the vehicle to continue its smugglers' journey thanks to the idea of Cliff, the Black man who works at The Rendezvous.

Episode 2 Packing for war (1943)

Episode 3 Auto grind (1967)

Episode 4 Shut up! (1922, 1943, 1967)

Domestic violence

Episode 5 Ain't misbehaving (1922)

Episode 6 Fatal riot (1943)

Episode 7 Seeds of discontent (1967)

Episode 8 Roadhouse taverns (1922, 1943, 1967)

Bribes

Episode 9 Family tree (optional 1800s bonus episode)

Episode 10 Tanks in Detroit (1967)

Episode 11 Father's funeral (1943)

Episode 12 Gangsters rendezvous (1922)

Episode 13 Diamond generations (1922, 1943, 1967)

Reference

Wikipedia links, unless otherwise noted:

1922

Ain't Misbehavin' (song)
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a 1929 stride jazz/early swing song. Andy Razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks for the Broadway musical comedy play Connie's Hot Chocolates (opened June 20, 1929). As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed, it will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2025.
Boardwalk Empire, an HBO television series, 2010-2014

Jewish-American organized crime

Gertrude Lythgoe

Prohibition in Canada

Prohibition in the United States

Riverside, Ontario#Historical and the Grand Taverns of Riverside:
- Edgewater Thomas Inn
- Island View Tavern (known as Abars)
- Lauzon Stop House
- Menard's Tavern
- Rendezvous Tavern
- Wolf's Hotel
- Pub#Roadhouse

1943

1943 Detroit race riot, June 20 - June 22
Belle Isle Park
MacArthur Bridge (Detroit), 1923+, replaced an iron bridge with wooden decking that accidentally caught fire and was destroyed in 1915. The bridge, popularly known as the Belle Isle Bridge, was originally named the George Washington Bridge and renamed the Douglas MacArthur Bridge after General Douglas MacArthur in 1942.
Harry Houdini#Death, (1874 - Halloween 1926)
World War II
Canada in World War II
Military history of the United States during World War II
World War II and the "Arsenal of Democracy"
Naval Air Station Grosse Ile
American propaganda during World War II
Detroit Diesel Series 71, 1938–1995

1967

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 == Work in progress ==
-Rather than directly adapt [[The Rendezvous screenplay|''The Rendezvous'' screenplay]], an unpublished feature screenplay by [[Jason Carswell]], after many years of not looking at my script or copious notes I'm going to first outline the story from memory to see what new gems may turn up before polishing.
+Rather than directly adapt [[The Rendezvous screenplay|''The Rendezvous'' screenplay]], an unpublished feature screenplay by [[Jason Carswell]], after many years of not looking at my script or copious notes I'm going to first outline (and maybe draft a treatment of) the story from memory to see what new gems may turn up before polishing.
 == Episode 1 [[He's sinking!]] (1922) ==
-From the blustery winter outdoors boys burst into The Rendezvous roadhouse tavern with alarming news.  The men and boy venture out onto the frozen Lake St. Clair
+From the blustery winter outdoors '''boys''' burst into '''The Rendezvous roadhouse tavern''' with alarming news.  Venturing out onto the frozen '''Lake St. Clair''' the '''men and boys''' find a stuck old '''jalopy''' weighed down with '''whisky''' perilously in danger of plunging into the '''frozen depths'''.  Despite several attempts with different ideas, the subtle and not-subtle '''racist''' men succeed in '''freeing the vehicle''' to continue its smugglers' journey thanks to the idea of '''Cliff, the Black man''' who works at The Rendezvous.
 == Episode 2 [[Packing for war]] (1943) ==
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 == Episode 4 [[Shut up!]] (1922, 1943, 1967) ==
+Domestic violence
 == Episode 5 [[Ain't misbehaving]] (1922) ==
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 == Episode 8 [[Roadhouse taverns]] (1922, 1943, 1967) ==
+Bribes
 == Episode 9 [[Family tree]] (optional 1800s bonus episode) ==
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 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(song) Ain't Misbehavin' (song)]
 *: "Ain't Misbehavin'" is a 1929 stride jazz/early swing song. Andy Razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks for the Broadway musical comedy play ''Connie's Hot Chocolates'' (opened June 20, 1929). '''As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed, it will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2025.'''
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol-related_crime#Rum-running Alcohol-related crime#Rum-running]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_Empire ''Boardwalk Empire''], an HBO television series, 2010-2014
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Age#Rum_running/bootlegging Jazz_Age#Rum running/bootlegging]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish-American_organized_crime Jewish-American organized crime]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Zerilli Joseph Zerilli]
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Zerilli Joseph Zerilli]
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeering Racketeering]
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purple_Gang The Purple Gang]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Lythgoe Gertrude Lythgoe]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_Canada Prohibition in Canada]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States Prohibition in the United States]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub#Roadhouse Pub#Roadhouse]
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeering Racketeering]
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum-running Rum-running]
+*** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol-related_crime#Rum-running Alcohol-related crime#Rum-running]
+*** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Age#Rum_running/bootlegging Jazz_Age#Rum running/bootlegging]
+*** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_row Rum row]
+*** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum-running_in_Windsor,_Ontario Rum-running in Windsor, Ontario]
+*** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McCoy_(rum_runner) William McCoy (rum runner)]
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teetotalism Teetotalism]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside,_Ontario Riverside, Ontario#Historical] and the Grand Taverns of Riverside:
 ** Edgewater Thomas Inn
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 ** '''Rendezvous Tavern'''
 ** Wolf's Hotel
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_row Rum row]
+** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub#Roadhouse Pub#Roadhouse]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum-running Rum-running]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum-running_in_Windsor,_Ontario Rum-running in Windsor, Ontario]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teetotalism Teetotalism]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purple_Gang The Purple Gang]
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McCoy_(rum_runner) William McCoy (rum runner)]
 === 1943 ===
-*
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_Detroit_race_riot 1943 Detroit race riot], June 20 - June 22
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Isle_Park Belle Isle Park]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Bridge_(Detroit) MacArthur Bridge (Detroit)], 1923+, replaced an iron bridge with wooden decking that accidentally caught fire and was destroyed in 1915. The bridge, popularly known as the Belle Isle Bridge, was originally named the George Washington Bridge and renamed the Douglas MacArthur Bridge after General Douglas MacArthur in 1942.
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini#Death Harry Houdini#Death], (1874 - Halloween 1926)
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_in_World_War_II Canada in World War II]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II Military history of the United States during World War II]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Detroit#World_War_II_and_the_%22Arsenal_of_Democracy%22 World War II and the "Arsenal of Democracy"]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Grosse_Ile Naval Air Station Grosse Ile]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_propaganda_during_World_War_II American propaganda during World War II]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel_Series_71 Detroit Diesel Series 71], 1938–1995
 === 1967 ===