Comerica Park / Ford Field

[Bluenote132003]

There was a greasy spoon diner at the corner of E. Columbia and Woodward, Hockeytown Cafe used to be the Hughes and Hatcher building [[cool place). There was a flower shop in the area, and I believe Splane Electric was on Montcalm. Anyone remember what stores / buildings were on Woodward, across from the Stae / Palms and the Fox?

[downtownguy]

There was a greasy spoon diner at the corner of E. Columbia and Woodward, Hockeytown Cafe used to be the Hughes and Hatcher building [[cool place). There was a flower shop in the area, and I believe Splane Electric was on Montcalm. Anyone remember what stores / buildings were on Woodward, across from the Stae / Palms and the Fox?

Actually, in addition to Ludy's that I mentioned in my last post, there were three wholesale florists, Nordlie, and two others whose names escape me. It was the wholesale florist center of the Detroit area. On the east side of John R on the block south of I-75 was another apartment building. At the SE corner of Columbia and John R was a bar called CCs or something like that. Going back to the 60s and 70s, the famous RAPA House Cafe and jazz club was located on Vernor, which became the south side of I-75. I'm not sure, but I think it was a block or two east of Woodward