CHRISTMAS quite unlike all others
The Christmas of 1932 was a snowless one, and not as cold as one would expect at that time of year. In mid-afternoon of Christmas Eve, my brother Joe, my sister Olga, and I were sitting on the front steps of our rundown house, which was badly in need of a paint job, doing nothing […]
How the 1968 Detroit Tigers helped heal a city
The events that led to the Detroit riots began routinely: at 3:30 am on July 23, 1967, Detroit’s 10th precinct police raided a private club hosting a party for two Vietnam War GIs returning home. The Blind Pig—an unlicensed place to get a drink after the bars closed—was above the Economy Printing Co. at 9125 […]
Whisky in Walkerville
The Legend of Canadian Club
Detroit’s greatest hits: MOTOWN
Berry Gordy Jr.’s life story reads like the ideal American success story: from a struggling songwriter/promoter in the 1950s, Gordy Jr. became the greatest record producer in American music history. For a brief shining moment in the ’60s and ’70s, legendary Motown Records Hitsville USA’s Top 40 repertoire became as famous as Detroit automobiles. “Made […]
From the Babe’s bat
To brooks lumberyard