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Detroit Regal Beer Can.

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Looking at the Newspaper Archives it looks like the Regal Beer Can was only canned for Approximately 6 short months. It was canned on my Birthday. August 29th but in 1936. By early or mid 1937 the Brewery was sold. LEON.
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Here's what the Brewery looks like today. Wonder if I sneak in if I could fInd some :shock: LEON.
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Leon wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2018 5:20 pm . . . By early or mid 1937 the Brewery was sold. LEON.
Here is some additional information from the Detroit Free Press you might like. The first one is from February 18, 1937. The second one is from February 22, 1937. I find the second one interesting. I feel like to a certain degree, they were trying to distance themselves from the Regal ownership. I can't blame them given their background.

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Interesting. Lileks book speculates Regals demise was possibly the bad can lining from National can company but I speculate it was something else. LEON.
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I drove around the back of the Regal Brewing co today. It looks like the place is occupied every time I go by it for past 20 years. Someday when empty I wonder if I can sneak in & find a case of Regals hidden in attic or somewhere? LEON.

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Leon wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:41 pm I drove around the back of the Regal Brewing co today. It looks like the place is occupied every time I go by it for past 20 years. Someday when empty I wonder if I can sneak in & find a case of Regals hidden in attic or somewhere? LEON.

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This has probably been posted before but this is a cool full page Regal had in the Detroit Free Press on Dec 2, 1935
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