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There was a bar further west on Vernor that looked like it had cool lighting inside - I only saw it from the street - was it the WVS?

A guy told me years ago there was a place on Michigan that...

That sign was still there well into the 80s; we used to get a laugh out of it as well. I take it the sign is gone now?

Oh, and for the record, Houston has been the fattest city for 3 years...

That's good to hear. I will stop there. I've heard about all the bridal shops on Michigan. My Mom's family is from Downriver, but that was where you went to buy your wedding dress. That whole...

I have seen pictures of some abandoned Palmer Park apartment buildings on Flickr. Hopefully that is isolated. I haven't been to the Northwest side in a long time and don't know what's going on...

I had several friends who lived in Palmer Park in the 80s. Had a lot of fun there, but every single person I knew either got robbed or mugged while living there. Sigh. I am afraid to see what shape...

No, the Kress was by Lonyo. There was a big picture window with a fabulous neon sign in the window. with "Kress" in cursive. The couple that owned it retired and moved to Florida. Everything in...

According to Yelp, Stempien's is closed:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/stempiens-sidestreet-lounge-detroit

Mother's sounds cool though. Where else in SW has a great burger?

Fair enough. I have been meaning to try the kielbasa at Markowycz's, so I think I'll hit the Starlite while in the neighborhood. Is Supreme Bakery still good?

No, I know how Chopin [[as in the composer) is pronounced. I just figured in Detroitese the street might be pronounced "Choppin" - kinda like how a French word like "Gratiot" ends up being pronounced...

No, it was an illegal restaurant that a family ran out of their house, I think in the late 80s or early 90s. It started getting good reviews in the newspaper, so maybe the attention got it shut...

I went into Mateja & Sons [[advertised on the Cas Bar building) once before it moved out to the suburbs. Can't remember if I bought anything.

I ate at Claire's OK. Really good pierogi and it was...

I liked the Olympia back when it was a tiny dive with a picture of Telly Savalas over the jukebox. The gyro platter was great, and it cost about 4 bucks.

There was a short-lived restaurant in the...

When I went to U of D in the 80s, there was still one formerly posh store holding on. I believe it was on 7 Mile just west of Livernois. Might have been a B. Siegel, but I'm not sure. The one time...

Arrange for a drag race on the I.D.?

Uh, isn't that what Bela Lugosi was hooked on? Did he just drink it? Yecchhhh.

Like many people in our fair state, I will be filing for Chapter 7 soon. I've been trying to find a good, reasonable bankruptcy lawyer. So far the only two names that have been suggested to me are...

I'm glad they're still open. Haven't been there in 10 years. They had the best crullers. I'll have to drive down there some time.

Speaking of the general area, is the Kow Kow still open, by any...

Thank you for the background info. I lived in Ecorse as a kid, so the history about both the boat and the shipyard have always interested me.

What did they do with the altar? There was an amazingly ornate altar there.

I attended mass there a few years ago. The decor is wildly ornate and colorful, sort of like Sweetest Heart of Mary though not quite as grand. I highly recommend a visit.

Part of the reason they probably got it wrong is the fact that when GLEW was built, the land the shipyard was on was in Ecorse. Later, I believe in the 1920s, the land became part of River Rouge and...

I used to love the almond chicken at Kow Kow on McNichols near Woodward when I was a U of D student in the 80s. It had a delicious dark garlicky sauce I've never had anywhere else. I went back...

Is this the place that used to be Leiter's Lounge years ago? Nice and dark, with cool red booths?

I think I read that the site is in limbo due to the Bridge project. I keep meaning to go there because I've never been in there and I want to see it before it closes. Does anyone remember Al's...

No worries. You're absolutely right about that site. Its only worth is as a quick source of links to other sites about a subject. Your experience with the professors makes me glad it's been a long...