DELICATESSEN BARBECWE CHECKER BAR-B-10 RIBS • CHICKEN • SHRIMP Delivered "HOT" — UN 4-7700 20050 Livernois, Just South of 8 Mile ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY AFTER 2 A.M. TRY OUR SANDWICH TRAYS Alban's BOTTLE & BASKET • Fine Buffet & Carry-Out Service • Sandwiches & Complete Dinners Catering for private affairs in your home or office. 188 N. Hunter (Woodward), Birmingham 646-6553 CHINESE FOODS Henry Yee's FORBIDDEN CITY Exotic Cocktails An Enchanting Atmosphere and Taste Adventure You Won't Forget. One of America's finest restaurants featuring superior Cantonese cuisine OUR NEW TEMPLE ROOM IS DELIGHTFUL FOR SWEET SIXTEENS, SHOWERS AND PRIVATE PARTIES. Specializing in Cantonese Food HOA KOW INN 11 Open Daily tt a.m. to 11 p.m. — Sat. Carry-Out Servica 13715 W 9 MILE ROAD, OAK PARK a.m. to 2 a.m Free Parking LI 7-4663 CHINESE-AMERICAN RESTAURANT Lunches - Dinners - Carry Out DI 1-6460 1926 W. 7 Mile at Wyoming OPEN: SUN., NOON-10:30 P.M.; MON. thru THURS., 11-10:30 P.M. FRI., 11.1 AM.; SAT., 11-3 A.M. HOUSE of CHUNG KOW Free Parking TE 1-0775 1 Blk. N. of Masonic Temp e 3148 Second Blvd. at Seville Hotel 11. aarill.y to 2en a.m KOW INN, INC. Op Chops • Sea Food Famous Chop Suev • Cantonese Food • Steaks • EASY PARKING CARRY OUT SERVICE TO 8.7550 322 W. McNichols, Between Woodward and Second 611? t M uff v „ f,444ww CANTONESE and AMERICAN RESTAURANT — LOUNGE OPEN EVERY DAY NORTHLAND CENTER LOT D SUNDAY from 1:00 p m. to 10:00 p.m.: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Luncheon. Family Dinners. Parties. After-Theater Snacks. Cocktails and Carry Outs. OPEN 7 DAYS KE 8-2860 Chinese-American Cuisine 20441 W. 8 MILE RD., 4 Blks. W. of Evergreen WING HONG Chinese-American Restaurant 10203 W. 10 Mile Rd. at Southfield 353-6417 Specializing in Cantonese Family Dinners ORDERS TO TAKE OUT OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon. thru Fri. 11-10:30 p.m. Sat. 10-1 a.m. Sun. 12 Noon-10 p.m. BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCH SPECIAL CHOP-HOUSE BERMAN' CHOP HOUSE 1431 Times Square FOR OVER 40 YEARS S WORLD FAMOUS STEAKS CHOPS • SEA FOOD ALL BEEF AGED • COCKTAILS • Bet. Grand River & Clifford Open 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Mon. thru Sat. WO 4-8029 CALL NOW FOR RESERVATIONS CARL'S CHOP HOUSE Valet Parking After 6 p.m. Free Parking 3020 GRAND RIVER TE 3.0700 Private Banquet Rooms for wedding parties. Serving the World's Finest Steaks. Chops and Sea Foods for more than 26 years. All Beef aged in our cellars. SEA-FOODS CLAM SHOP TR 4-2870 Serving Oysters, Clams, LOBSTERS,• Steaks .and.Assarted-Seci.Eoods. Music by Muzak 2675 E. GRAND BLVD. 1111111 S 10 a.m., to 8:00 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAYS LUNCHES - DINNERS PASTRIES - WAFFLES AND OUR SPECIAL FRENCH TOAST Carry-Outs, Distinctive Buffet Tray Catering Finest Corned Beef Sandwiches and Sandwich Combinations Ample Parking By Dr. Barnard (Barney) Lieberman I look back to boyhood over 55 Restaurant & 19171 Livernois at 7 Mile 3-3298 UN years ago in the Jewish commun- Delicatessen ity and I recall the old "Circle OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Gang." At that time Hastings THE ORIGINAL 7 a.m. to 10 pm. Street from Gratiot to about Ben- Serving Our Famous • Breakfasts ton streets was the main stem of • Dinners • Lunches Jewish business activity. It was • Sandwiches rumored that business frontage on Complete Carry Out and Tray Catering Hastings was even more valuable Restaurant & Delicatessen Our Specialty Is than much of Woodward Avenue. TRUE JEWISH-STYLE FOODI 11 Mile Rd. at Lahser Pastries and Home-made At Hastings near Alfred stood 3534099 3534999 In Harvard Row the Circle Theater, which later was to move to Twelfth Street as BREAKFAST FEATURES Littman's Peoples Theater. The DAILY FROM 7 cm. Circle Theater represented the • DINNER • LUNCH theatrical center of the Jewish • SUPER SANDWICHES • COMPLETE CARRY OUT community and on weekends the AND TRAY CATERING Restaurant - Delicatessen then famous Yiddish speaking Open Daily Til 9 p.m. 21174 Greenfield, Oak Park team of Tanzman and Zeman (hus- Fri. & Sat. 'Til 1 a.m. GREEN-8 SHOPPING CENTER band and wife) played to capacity CLOSED SUNDAYS LI 3-0535 audiences as they portrayed the pathos and humor of Yiddish life of the times. OPEN 6:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. A group of boys, informally MON. THRU SUN. banded together to become what Breakfast • Lunch • Sandwiches Dinner • After Theater was then known as the "Circle DELICATESSEN & RESTAURANT COMPLETE CARRY OUT Gang." They were not so much of TRAYS FOR ALL OCCASIONS GREENFIELD, N. of 10 Mile Rd. the gangster type of later Prohibi- HOT OR COLD (Greenfield Center) Oak Park tion years, but acted somewhat in Cold Cuts, Dairy, Hot Meals, etc. 399-3999 the role of Robin Hoods. They tended to protect Jewish people GENERAL DINING against the physical violence of the Poles as the Jews moved northward up Hastings Street. A Delightful Starting at Alexandrine Street and up to Forest (Crosstown as it was Experience In called) was a Polish community Dining of W particularly centered at Canfield Magnificent cuisine, including sizzling steaks. delectable seafoods and Street. As Hastings was the central marvelous desserts. Choice liquors. Open Monday thru Saturday. 11:30 a.m. artery of the Jews so Canfield was p.m. Cocktails served all 7 days. Carte 4 p.m. to 9 to 1 p.m. Sunday also the center of Polish life as Blanche. Diners Club. American Express. 755 OUELETTE AVE., WINDSOR • FREE PARKING witness the many churches. There- 141t464.3312 W I N D1L • DETROIT WO 2-5330 fore it was not an infrequent °e- 1 currence for a Jew to be beaten if ITALIAN FOODS . he came through that area. Wit- ness the fact that as the Jewish Italian & community continued northward it jumped over that particular area American Cuisine Lounge Restaurant a and went on to Hancock, Warren Seating 175 Restaurant-Cocktail Lounge 4 Spacious Private Dining and the other streets adjoining 1824 W. 14 Mile Rd. Rooms for Showers. Lunch- Ample Hastings. eons, Banquets, etc . W. of Crooks Rd.) Free Open 11 am. to 2 am. In 1914 when our family moved For Lunch, Dinner and After. Parking from Division to Livingston Street, Theater Cocktails and Snacks.. 549-2420 the Hebrew teacher who came on WE ARE FAMOUS FOR the street car to our home was PIZZA severely beaten at the corner of BAR-B-0 RIBS • SPAGHETTI • Livingston and Hastings streets. Open 'rues. Wed. & Thurs., One of the leaders of the Circle 4 p.m.-1 a.m. PIZZERIA & RESTAURANT Fri. & SaL 4 p.m.- 3:90 a.m. Gang was a legendary figure call- Sun., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. ed "Pope Leo," whose actual name 21639 W. 8 Mile Just East of Lasher Closed Mondays Also Carry-out & Delivery Service was Leo Weisman, the Weisman's 537-6790 being our neighbors on Livingston B anquet room available Street. The title of "Pope" was be- Fine American and Italian Food Open daily 11:30 a.m.-1 cm. stowed upon him because he was CLOSED SUNDAYS COCKTAIL BAR fearless, domineering, and capable TO - 9 - 3988 17632 WOODWARD — North of 6 Mile of strong leadership. Many legends grew concerning his activities. He OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK was a very able basketball player and the story. is told how he • Lunchrooms • Dinners led a team from the Hannah Sch- MS FOR PRIVATE ROO Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge loss Building to play at the Frank- BANQUETS AND PARTIES Famous for American & Italian Food lin Street Settlement House, an • Steaks •Chops • Seafood For Over 25 Years area notoriously unfriendly to Jew- TO 94040 Free Parking 18300 Woodward ish boys, and Pope Leo hid a small revolver in his trunks as a possible PANCAKES 'AND WAFFLES protection for his team. DELICATESSEN It was said at the time that under the friendly protection (not and PANCAKE HOUSE in the modern sense) of Pope Leo NOW SERVING ALL TYPES OF DELICATESSEN and the Circle Gang a Jewish busi- Also Complete Carry-Out ness man could venture to move • 42 Varieties of Pancakes & Waffles up northward on Hastings Street • 12 Delicious Varieties of Eggs & Omelets without being molested by the • All Types Fruit & Lo-Cal Parfait Pies • ALSO FAMOUS KEY LIME PIE Poles. At times Pope Leo felt it neces- Private Room Available For Parties 40 to 60 People sary to take his gang on the street car up to Canfield Street to give Hours: 6:30 a.m. lo 1 a.m. Sun. thru Thurs. Fri. 'til 2:30 a.m. retaliatory punishment to some of Sat. 'til 3:30 a.m. the tormentors of the Jews. 3017 N. Woodward, Royal Oak, Just S. of 13 Mile Rd. 549.2900 But ill days eventually fell upon Pope Leo and presumably he was shot one day by a railroad detec- tive thus terminating his colorful career. Thereafter it was just a matter of time that led to the final dissolution of the - Circle - Garig. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32—Friday, May 30, 1969 ESQUIRE MARTY'S NORTHGATE ario's indsor ALVARO'S JULIE•S PARADISO CAF E VANNELLI'S GOLDEN GRIDDL E TAKE THE FAMILY OUT TO DINNER AND A SHOW