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Eastwood Night at University of Detroit

Eastwood Night (which has nothing to do with the actor Clint Eastwood), was an annual dance sponsored by the Student Union,  marking the end of the school year and was usually held at a place called Eastwood Gardens. Some of the bands that played at this occasion included Louis Prima, Woody Herman and Skitch Henderson (well known dance bands back in those days!). For one year, 1948, the dance was held at the State Fair Grounds when Eastwood officials refused...