Coffee Shop On Woodward 1960's-70's?

[pancakelover]

Pancakelover, You are correct, I used to stop at the Grand River store evey morning on my way to Cass. Took the Jefferson bus from Jefferson & Ashland all the way downtown and walked up Woodward to Grand River and then cut over on Second to school. Always got the chocolate frosted fried cake and a ham & cheese sandwhich. Can still taste them, and that was 1969-71. Thanks for reminding me.

ct alum: You must have enjoyed walking to walk from the Quickee on Grand River all the way to Cass Tech. If it were me I would have gotten a transfer from the driver on the Jefferson bus, picked up the doughnut and sandwich, then grabbed a Hamilton bus on Woodward which would have dropped me right at Cass. By then the sandwich and donut would have been eaten.

[9606 Prest]

In the early 1970s I worked in the Park Avenue Bldg. on Park & Adams in downtown. There was a Qwikee Donut shop right there on Park street. It was very popular with residents of the Tuller Hotel, which was once a classic hotel but fell into disrepair and was shuttered in 1976 after having been a low-end, extended-stay property. The city of Detroit deemed this building beyond repair, demolished it in 1992, and the site has remained a gravel parking lot ever since. I'm not sure when that Qwikee Donut shop in that area closed!

[Meddle]

Sometime in the late 70s, I worked at Himelhoch's part time for a while. I remember a few places that were nothing but vending machines. The only people were a few attendants behind that kept the bins loaded. Some had sandwiches or soups/chilis, others had fruits, cold drinks like milk and juices in cartons. Seems like there was a way to warm the soups, maybe early versions of microwaves. I don't remember if they were Quickees or not.


I also remember a dive named Luigis that had good cheap Italian food lunches.

[jcole]

Sometime in the late 70s, I worked at Himelhoch's part time for a while. I remember a few places that were nothing but vending machines. The only people were a few attendants behind that kept the bins loaded. Some had sandwiches or soups/chilis, others had fruits, cold drinks like milk and juices in cartons. Seems like there was a way to warm the soups, maybe early versions of microwaves. I don't remember if they were Quickees or not.


I also remember a dive named Luigis that had good cheap Italian food lunches.

Those were probably automats; not really vending machines but little doors in the wall and revolving lazy susan type things where you put money in the slot and got your choice of food. There would have been entrees, desserts, you name it. There were people behind the wall keeping things filled and hot or cold as the case would be. I know Detroit had a few, but they were super popular in New York in particular.