I was born in and lived in Detoit until my family moved downriver when I was 9 years old in 1956. We 1st lived on Otis and I attended St. Hedwig elementary. I clearly remember walking across the street from the house to Pulanski's bakery every night for fresh baked bread. The smell of that bread lingers in my memory to this day. Later we moved to a home that my grandmother purchased on Goldner. I still attended St. Hedwig. I recall the nuns drumming the Polish language into us in 3rd grade. Just a few years back I visited the area and was saddened to see what had become of it. I felt unsafe in broad daylight yet I recall walking with my mother at night to other local bakeries for fresh products.
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