Quote Originally Posted by EastsideAl View Post
Of course THE supper club to end all supper clubs, the king of all nightlife venues, in the Detroit area throughout the '40s, '50s, and '60s was the Elmwood Casino in Windsor. It was where most of the headline nightclub acts played when they came this way. Sort of the Detroit area's Copa or little Vegas [[but without the gambling in those days).



Here's the first in a 3 part series on the Elmwood's history on a Windsor blog, with a lot of scanned items from the place.
http://www.internationalmetropolis.com/?p=453
They've also posted an old menu from the Elmwood, and some information about the old Top Hat on their site too. Last I heard, the old Elmwood building had been turned into a rehab center.
The Elmwood Casino was great for kids too. They had a Sunday Family dinner/buffet that was terrific, and it had tons of great food. I think if you look in your family photo album, I'm sure lots of Detroiter's have at least one group photo of their parents around a table on New Years Eve. in an Elmwood Casino folder.