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I used to hang out there too. My best friend at the time was a waitress there. This was back in the late 70's.

Oh, the stories I could tell . . .

Hey Neighbor, my parents owned the drug store on the corner of Gratiot and Connor. Do you remember it?

I went to Osborn, graduated '76, and we had those same, awful cotton swimsuits. Yeesh, they were horrible. We used to tie the straps together behind our necks to keep them from sagging too much. ...

You people are fantastic! I found some long forgotten addresses in the Polk directory. Thanks so much for posting the link.

Now, I have a real stumper here. My grandparents owned a grocery...

Gosh, so many memories. I guess I'll just post the 'traditions.'

Brunch with Santa at Crowley's. All decked out in my patent leather shoes and usually a purse to match. Snowy white hat and...

I can't say I've seen any one that I didn't like. I'm sure I haven't seen them all, though I have seen a few many times.

Thanks Lowell for all the great work you do to keep this site fresh and...

Gee Izzy, tell us how you really feel.

:rolleyes:

Yeah, but that's kind of the point. These are the invisible people. Some by their own choice. But in a city that so easily and readily dismisses whole blocks, it's all too common. Someone,...

I admit I haven't done much research or read all of the articles on this issue.

But here's my two-cents worth to stir the pot:

Why does the sole focus seem to be on insurance costs? Why is...

Okay, I should have said access to ATM's without incurring ridiculous fees. There is an ATM in my building, but it would cost me $2.20 for each transaction. I'll walk a few block to my bank's ATM...

Nearly all my deceased family members are buried at Mt. Olivet also. I go there many times throughout the year and have never had or seen any criminal activity. About ten years ago they were having...

Thank you for that information Russix. I may look into joining a credit union and that will be one of the things I will look for.:)

While I like the idea of increasing the presense of local banks or credit unions, in this modern world, many of us need to have accounts with national banks. Being able to access ATM's or even...

What a fun thread idea!

My old home phone was DRexel 1-6270

Our store phone was LA 7-8687. Would that have been LAkeview?

It's funny because our house and store weren't that far apart,...

I do indeed remember that Sanders store. I worked in the Sanders store right on Woodward next to the First Federal Bldg for a few years in the late 70's. I often traveled between the two stores to...

I grew up in the Gratiot/Conner area on the east side of Detroit. My Mom would always have a decorated carved pumpkin on our porch. Many of those years the pumpkin was decorated to match whatever...

I worked in the kitchen at the 7 & Mack store the last year I worked for Sanders. Another thing they [[I) added to the egg salad was a dry mustard. Mmmmmm

Also, they [[I) added just a little dill...

Landlocked!!!!!:p:D;):)

No, it's on Jos Campau & Frederick. 5249 Jos Campau. They even have a website now! http://www.ivanhoecafe-pyc.com/pycmain.html

Kathy2trips, the Sanders factory was on Oakman Blvd., but for the life of me I cannot remember the closest cross street. And I want to say the address was something like 1100 or some other '??00'...

Hi Detroitbred, Yes, 1958 is my birth year. And, yes, we had to wear those lovely hairnets too. I also had long hair for most of those years. I devised a few 'up do' solutions to keep all my hair...

You must be just a bit older than I am. I wore those, oh so attractive, bright orange, gawd awful, polyester A-line dresses. Put that little half-circle brown apron on, what a sight to behold....

I'm not saying this is the best solution, but what if . . .

The two major daily newspapers truly combined. With each having their separate sections - like they do on Sunday. And, what if, say,...

I worked at Sanders for four years at various stores on the eastside. We were told to pronounce it with the long A, just like it's spelled.

I also frequently buy the Sanders toppings, and I...

Wait, what? What did I say about about race? I said I didn't understand the 'white flight' concept for bashing the city. We had families of both colors in our neighborhood before and after. And...