Hungry? You will be after reading Detroitblogger John
His latest takes us inside Dutch Girl Donuts [[W'ward + 7) to meet 3 generations of the Timmer family that has run it in the same spot for 63 years. The talented writer-photographer presents a portrait of a family's values, a city's changes and an enduring tradition.
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The doughnut shop stayed behind, through the population flight, through the crumbling of the neighborhood, even after robberies shook up the staff. . . . "Our customers would have to travel farther if we moved. . . . We’ve never really had that discussion because the doughnut shop’s always been a Detroit thing.”
Grandma Cecilia, the shop's 88-year-old namesake, recalls moving from Grand Rapids to the State Fair neighborhood D after her husband came home from WW II.
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It was a beautiful neighborhood. All lovely homes. The houses were all well kept.
Six fine images illustrate the storytelling, five more than in the Metro Times reprint.
