Okay mjs, MIRepublic, Detroitdad, & Detroitnerd-let me clarify by what I was saying about McNamara's group not being in the city proper. Yes, he had contacts in Detroit, but he was trying to be as far reaching over the whole County as he could be. A number of his appointees in County gov't also held positions of power County wide especially in Garden City, Taylor, Southgate, Lincoln Park, Ecorse, & Wyandotte. Joey Palmera, Cameron Priebe, & Steve Brown are examples that immediately come to mind. Regionally, I don't & didn't see McNamara trying to cross 8 Mile, but I sure think he wanted to be "Wayne County King".