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28875 FRANKLIN RD. at Northwestern Hwy & 12 Mile
358 - 3355
Southfield

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HAS JOINED THE STAFF OF

Farina's

Banquet Center

Our Specialty . . . Weddings and
Parties For Every Occasion
Catering Since 1956 • 3 Private Rooms
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2485 Coolidge, Berkley

M NEW AWARD
WINNING CASUAL
RESTAURANT
IN NOVI!

■ Specializing in
fresh seafood,
pastas & steaks
■ Fresh & creative
daily specials at
modest prices
■ Items for the
health conscious
■ Live Piano Music
■ Banquet facilities
■ All Major credit
cards accepted

546-7800

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43317 Grand River &
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Open For
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AUTHENTIC

Thai Food
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Bangkok
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11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mon. Thru Thurs. • 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fri. & Sat.

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OPEN SUNDAY 5 p.m TO 10 p.m.

29269 Southfield Road north of 12 Mile
In The Southfield Commons

569-1400

Yesteryears' Restaurant Names
Open Floodgates Of Memories

DANNY RASKIN

Local Columnist

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trolling through yes-
teryears .. .
The banana cream
pies John used to make at
Cream of Michigan Cafe on
Pingree and 12th . . . "Let's
go to Darbys" after almost
every affair in town . . . by
people who loved the delica-
tessen-restaurant on Seven
Mile and Wyoming . . . The
kosher food by Lacher's on
Linwood . . . The pastries at
Perwein's Bakery on 12th .. .
Movie fun at the Astor on
12th . . . and Avalon or Oriole
on Linwood .. .
Stafford's on Linwood
where George Vatsis held rein
when his two youngsters, Ted
and Dennis, were pups before
going on to run the business
after he passed on . . . The
Beautiful Delicatessen on
Hastings with corned beef
sandwiches for a dime . . . All
the Boeskys (Sam, Harry,
Abe, Sol and Bill) at Boesky's
Delicatessen on Farnsworth
and Hastings . . . Ted Lipsitz
downtown that became
Yeaman's Knife and Fork and
today's Detroit Press Club
soon moving to Renaissance
Center.
Buddy's as a delicatessen
on 12th and Taylor . . . later
came his Buddy's Bar-B-Q
across the street on 12th and
Clairmount . . . Corned beef
that used to "melt in your
mouth" at Ben and George's
on Dexter, where the corned
beef and chopped liver sand-
wich was born and I thought
was a lousy combination
when they gave it my name
. . . Lefkofsky's in the Broad-
way Market, Nate's,
Pearlman's, London's, Bolotin
and Levine, Brothers', Billy's,
Leon and Lienoff, Liberman's
that became the Stage
Delicatessen, owned by Jack
and Harriet Goldberg, who
sold it and opened Stage &
Co. on the Boardwalk in West
Bloomfield.
Miller's candy store down-
stairs on Woodrow Wilson and
Hazelwood with his nephew
from Germany nicknamed
"Gydalia" by the kids who
couldn't pronounce his name
. . . Faudem's Candy Store on
Hastings and Brady, owned
by the parents of Frankie
Faudem who years later went
to war and never came back
. . . Sosin's on Dexter and
Richton . . . Bowling Green
Show Bar, Bowl-O-Drome Bar
. . . Oriole Terrace that later
became Lou Walter's Latin

Quarter, after his like opera-
tion in New York.
Winter Garden on Forest
between St. Antoine and
Hastings, Club 666,
Chocolate Bar, Sportree
Jackson's . . . Trocadero,
where the late Herman
"Turk" Prujansky was at his
emcee best, MDL (Michigan
Democratic League) Club,
Clover Club, Cozy Corner,
Brass Rail, Blue Note,
Wonder Bar, Commodore
Club, Cliff Bell's.
Those wonderful Saturday
afternoons at the Statler Ter-
race Room with Xavier Cugat
and other top-notch bands of
the era, where Harold
Finegood, now owner of the
huge Sarah-Lil Corp., was a
bellboy . . . Powatan, Club
Royale, Chesterfield . . .
Flame Show Bar with some of
the greatest names in show
business . . . and the Bowery,
where so many of them got
their start . . . Frolic Show
Bar, Gold Dollar Bar, Burgun-
dy Room at Hotel Ft. Wayne.
Town Pump with "Saucy
Sylvia" Stoun, George Scotti
and that great Louisiana
sauce . . . Club Gay Haven
with Frankie Rapp, Jackie
Kannon and so many others
. . . Connie's Inn, Kin Wah
Lo's, Club Frontenac, Famous
Door, Motor Bar and Book
Casino at Book Cadillac
Hotel, Connie's Show Bar .. .
Graystone Ballroom where
the best of them played .. .
Hollywood, Arcadia, Majestic,
Vanity, Grande, Eastwood
Gardens, Jefferson Beach,
dancing under the stars at
Island Casino in Walled Lake.
The great organ of Bob
Wyatt at the Garfield Lounge
in Sonny Wilson's Gotham
Hotel . . . Wasum's, Eastman's
Gaslight, Beauchamps, Dan-
ny's Gin Mill, Afterglow,
Elmwood Casino, 20 Grand,
Apartment Lounge . . . Irv-
ing's Delicatessen in Ham-
tramck, Green Parrot, Waha
Room, Three Roses Delica-
tessen on Hastings, Gurney's,
Capistrano, French Leaf,
Club 49, Club Bali.
Frank Gagen's, Menjou's,
Tadium's, Hello Dolly, Frank
Costello's, Maison Riviera,
Housey's, Clifford Bar, Cliff
Bell's, Clam Shop past the
railroad tracks a success but
sold and moved to site of
former Mauna Laua on
Grand Boulevard and failed
. . . Luigi's, Becker's,
McGuire's Dyna Inn,
Docaro's, Joe Bathey's, Wyom-
ing Show Bar, Russian Bear,
Carousel, El Tenampa, Alamo
Theater, Dishell's, Gold Cup

Room at Hotel Whittier,
Hedge's Wigwam, Maria's
Pizzeria, Mencotti's, Club
Alamo, Playhouse Lounge,
Willis Show Bar, Blossom
Heath's, the Addison, Club
Lido, Sak's Show Bar that
became Leon and Eddie's and
then Bel-Aire Catering, Main
Street Bar, Belmont.
Frame's Tea Room,
Wolfson's Delicatessen,
Delmonico's, Ali Baba, Larry
O'Larry's . . . Russian
Samovar, Safari Land,
Eckner's Chop House, Red
Kemp's, Russell's Steak
House, Fisherman's Wharf,
Leo Adler's Harbor Bar,
French Anatole's, Le
Bordeaux and then Allo
Paris, Little Denmark, San-
dy's, Robin Hood's, Jeri's,
Skandia, Vanelli's, Albert's

Remember cream
ales at Vernor's on
Woodward?

Dining Room, Baja's. Lofy's
Arbor Lil, Michigan Palace,
Al Siegel's Elmwood Casino
in Windsor where show biz
greats loved to play . . . Those
delicious cream ales at Ver-
nor's on Woodward.
DELI MAN to sports bar
gent is Plaza Deli's Rob
Jackier, who with Mike Nash
has opened another Mr. B's on
Orchard Lake Road, corner of
Maple . . . It's the former Con-
fetti's owned by Bruce
Cameron . . . Rob and Mike's
seven-day sports bar theme in
West Bloomfield has a more
aggressive menu that in-
cludes heart-smart items.
FUNDRAISER for Temple
Beth El Brotherhood is being
co-sponsored with Dunham's
Sporting Goods, Northwest-
ern and Orchard Lake Road
. . . Mention of the brother-
hood when buying sports
gear, June 8 or June 9, and
the Temple Beth El gents get
a portion of the sale price.
CONGRATS to nifty
dancers Joanne and Don
Cheshure . . . on their 35th
anniversary . . . He's another
composing room veteran at

The Jewish News.
BEST BET Of The

Weekend . . . 10th annual
celebrity Ball by Variety, the
Children's Charity, this Sun-
day, at Ritz Carlton, Dear-
born . . . Cocktails 5:30, din-
ner 6:30.

"THERE'S MY BABY!"

cried one of the grandmothers
as 10 youngsters of members
kicked balloons and looked so
cute on the runway . . . As