Gratiot - 7 Mile Shopping Corridor.

**pjbear05** · March-28-18, 02:59 PM

My first real Detroit shopping adventures were here. Federal's, Kresge's, Cunningham's, Montgomery Ward, Woolworths, Ollie Fretter, and Sanders. Stereo City which later became an arcade whose Tempest game became my quarter depository.

Fond memories. Have you any?

**Bobl** · March-28-18, 08:36 PM

Yes. Think there may be an old thread about this. It was a thriving area, in the 1960s. Six Mile, too.
Memory is fuzzy, but I bought Levi's from Jack's Fifth Avenue. He would sell them cut to half inch lengths. Don't remember if it was closer to 7 Mile or Six?

**pjbear05** · March-28-18, 10:21 PM

Jack's was north of 7 on the east side of Gratiot. Conned my parents into letting me get a suit from there, dark gray with tan iridescent highlights. Next to or close to it was Cancellations Shoes, selling famous brand seconds if you didn't want to buy from Flagg Bros. on the Southeast corner.

**jiminnm** · April-03-18, 09:44 AM

I spent a lot time in that Kresge's waiting for the 7 Mile or Schoenherr Shuttle bus to get me the rest of the way home from school. I may have even bought a few 45s there.

**black gold man** · April-06-18, 06:56 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T88f...E1pJD2&index=5

**mikefmich** · May-31-18, 04:33 AM

https://www.detroityes.com/mb/showth...le-and-Gratiot

**jiminnm** · May-31-18, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by mikefmich

https://www.detroityes.com/mb/showth...le-and-Gratiot

I noticed the discussion of the Ramona Theater in that thread. The Ramona was at 6 Mile & Gratiot [[northwest corner). The Benjamin Franklin branch Library was on 6 Mile just west of the theater.