Plum Street is based upon a true story as it relates to the authors association with the street during the anti-war movement and the sexual, cultural revolution. Plum Street was a moment in time where both men and women could relax their inhibitions and find love, sex, and pleasure outside the confines of marriage and commitment. It was a playground for fun and excitement, for dropping-out and dropping-in if only for brief periods, and a place where meeting others was encouraged. It was a time of hippies, protesters, drop-outs, love-ins, free love, drugs, experimentation, and anything else that deviated from established norms. It was an escape from the restrictions of the rigid rules of our Victorian lifestyle. Plum Street was an exciting experience in a remarkable time in Detroit's history. It was a wonderful time to have lived. C.G. Mitchell owned a total of five different businesses on Plum Street and has first hand knowledge of events associated with the street and the times.