'Diff'rent Strokes' dad Conrad Bain dies at age 89; co-star Todd Bridges calls him 'father figure'. Conrad Bain, the actor who played the father figure on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has died, a friend of the Bain family confirmed to FOX411. Bain died of natural causes Monday night in Livermore, Calif., at the age of 89. His daughter Jennifer told TMZ: He was an amazing person.
Woodward Dream Cruise. Annual World Famous Car Cruise on Woodward Ave just north of Detroit, MI. The Woodward Dream Cruise â WDC â is the World's Most Popular Car Cruise and largest one-day automotive event. It is held annually the 3rd Saturday of August on Woodward Avenue just north of Detroit in Michigan, USA. Official Date: August 20, 2016. Saturday, 9 am to 9 pm.
In the late Nineties, civic-minded individuals decided to run an event whereby for what was supposed to be one day, people could wax nostalgic and get into their dream cars and cruise again. The epicenter of this event is 13 Mile and Woodward Ave,. but it runs from 8 Mile to 16 Mile and then peters out.