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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

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PIZZERIA

Italian-American Food

DANNY RASKIN

10517 W. 7 MILE, East of Meyers

Pine Lake Mall

804411553

COULD BE THAT Raleigh
NUMBER OF YEARS ago on
Park Avenue, across from Penth- House site, Telegraph and 10
use Lounge, spot called The Mile, may become an office build-
Winery used to serve authentic ing . . . and hotel . . . Sounds a
whole lot better than last idea of
Chicago pizza . . . the real deep-
dish kind . . ..It is not stuffed pizza turning it into a home improve-
like so-called imitators, but the ment or lumber supply operation
. . . on which the Southfield city
real thing . . . more like a deep
fathers and mothers emphatically
quiche with ingredients molded
onto crust that is far from doughy. turned thumbs down.
When Sammy Lieberman was
Anyway, after all these years,
we have finally found it again... alive as king of caterers, and run-
at a carry-out and delivery place ning the old Raleigh House .. .
that opened just a couple of weeks plans were in the wind then for a
ago . . . owned by Hank Green- hotel, also . . . It was to be a Shera-
ton if memory serves me cor-
wald ... It's called Geno &
rrectly.
Maria's on Northwestern at 14
He can rest peacefully now .. .
Mile in the Park Place Plaza,
West Bloomfield . . . chock full of knowing that the prostituted
goody ingredients . . . This is the "shell" after Bedros Avedian au-
real thing . . . original Chicago ctioned off everything . . . walls,
pizza ... made by two cooks Hank mirrors, chandeliers, ceiling,
brought here from Chicago . . . kitchens, etc. . . . to supposedly
Yes, a lot of imitators around but open a market place people were
those who know can tell its au- conned into believing would be
thenticity by the taste and thick, another Tally Hall or like.
The dream Sammy Lieberman
full-bodied firmness . . . each
had of having a hotel on the prem-
piece almost a meal in itself.
Mel Miller says he's never seen ises may come true.
GOING BACH IN TIME .. .
a place so clean . . . Geno &

Maria's also has another chef, with The Mystery Muncher . . . "It
formerly from the Bijou, making was in the 1930s when Detroit
its bar-b-q ribs, bbq and fried area restaurants were serving sir-
chicken, salads and hamburgers loin steaks for a whopping 25
. . . Hank's operation also includes cents and barber shops were tout-
an ice cream parlor . . . with ing haircuts and bay rum, hot
Stroh's ice cream the big feature. towel shaves for 30 cents.
"In those days, doctors earned
Our search for original Chicago
deep-dish pizza has finally ended about $3,400 a year, lawyers
. . . Now the search continues for $4,200, teachers $1,230 and con-
that Louisiana shrimp sauce we struction workers $900.
"Comedians joked that De-
used get at the old Town Pump.
BIG CHANGE HAS happened troiters were going to the poor
at Bloomie's, Orchard Lake Rd., house in their automobiles. You
south of Maple . . . which opened could buy a new Packard for
seemingly on the wrong foot and $2,150 or a used 1927 Lincoln for
was never able to get untracked. $125. Gas was 18 cents a gallon.
It is now under new manage- . "If you wanted to travel around
ment . . . Former Shaarey Zedek the world in 85 days and see 14
caterer Marvin Siegel, its man- countries it would set you back
ager, is gone . . . Also his son, Ira $749. But the average Detroit
Siegel, who was the chef at area family couldn't afford the
wanderlust.
Bloomie's.
"They were more likely to stay
The two podiatrist owners have
discovered that the restaurant home and listen to Kate Smith
business is a very treacherous and warbling on radio with a chirping
specialized field which demands 'Hello everybody.' Amos and
strong customer relationship and Andy were favorites on the air-
satisfaction . . . as well as good waves. And the big box in the liv-
food. ing room was a ticket to adven-
It is very much to their credit ture, music, comedy and romance.
that they have the sensible in- "Orson Welles scared the wits
sight to realize these important out of radio listeners with his War
factors . . . Beacause of their of the Worlds. Among laughmak-
presence of mind, you can now ers were Edgar Bergen and Char-
look for better things at Bloomie's lie McCarthy, Fred Allen and
. . . with this name . . . or another. Portland Hoffa, George Burns and
Also, perhaps, another even Gracie Allen, Jack Benny and
bigger surprise may be in the of- Mary Livingstone. •
"And Detroiters needed all the
fing.
"THE ONE AND ONLY IRV- laughs they could muster. An un-
. . . that's the name it will employed Detroit auto worker
be . . . has restaurant- was on• his way to Chevrolet be-
delicatessen target date opening fore daylight and police waved
for Aug. 10 ... at La Mirage on him away from the office. At the
Northwestern ... It'll be operated Dodge employment office, they
by Rose and Irving Guttman and said, Nothing, doing.'
"He carried a placard which
son 'Jerry Guttman.
want and not
PIZZA AT THE Caucus Club read, `Work is what I help
me get a
Who will
in Penobitot Bldg., W. Congress charity.
Seven
yearsin
Detroit.
No
not
all
.
.
.
job?
downtown? ... That's
Summer At The Caucus Club now money set away. Furnish best of
also includes making your own references!
"Detroiters who could afford it
sundaes ... And the entertain-
ment has been upswing also . . . were celebrating the 1933 repeal

Mel Ball Colours were July 16-20 of prohibition. And little Orphan
.. Now there is Nouveaute Annie said, 'Leapin' Lizards. Who
through Aug. 3. says business is bad?'
NOW-HILTON HOTEL will "Annie on radio gave away a
open its doors Thursday . at wondrous array of premiums in
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