Difference between revisions of "Detroit in '59"

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[[File:RickhardtBill-HowardDeVore-FredProphet1958.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|center|'''From left, [[Bill Rickhardt]], [[Howard DeVore]] and [[Fred Prophet]] promoting the [[Detroit in '59]] [[Worldcon bid]] at [[Solacon]].''' ]]
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[[File:Detroit in 59 Ad 1.jpg|center|from [[Solacon]] PR 1]]

Latest revision as of 11:38, 16 May 2023

From Solacon PR 2

Detroit in '59 was a bid sponsored by the Misfits to hold the Worldcon in Detroit in 1959. Its opposition was Big 'D' in '59 (Dallas) and Chicago: 1959. Detroit won and ran Detention. It published the fanzines, Detroit Propaganda and Detention, in support of the bid.

See 1959 Worldcon Site Selection.



1959 Site Selection 1959
This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won.


from Solacon PR 1