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Through The Looking Glass:
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he Mystery Muncher writes
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"Over two decades ago, De-
troit was dubbed a jack-of-all-
trades city that did more than put
the world on wheels.
"Wherever milk was poured
from cartons, chances were the
carton was made on Detroit ma-
chinery. Two-thirds of the world's
cartons bore the imprint of De-
troit's Ex-Cello Corp.
'When you reached for a vita-
min or any type of gelatin capsule,
it was likely both the capsule and
ingredients were made in Detroit,
home of R.P. Scherer Corp. and
Parke Davis and Co.
"Every year, more and more
people came calling on Detroit.
City innkeepers kept the fires
burning brightly and the welcome
mat out. Detroit's largest hotel,
the Sheraton-Cadillac, had
358,560 guests in 1960 and called
it an average year. Convention
and motel businesses were boom-
ing.
"In grocery and supermarket
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another laugh .. .
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35135 Grand River (Drakeshire Shopping Center)
476-9181
The London Chop House.
operations, Detroit was one of the
hottest competitive areas in the
nation. Food producers used it as
a test market. In 1959, stores sold
more than $1 billion worth of gro-
ceries, and enough produce to fill
35,843 freight cars was brought
into Detroit by rail and truck.
'Detroit was known as the city
of restaurants. Good eating spots
were downtown or close to it or
ringed out 15 miles and beyond in
the suburbs.
"In 1970, hubs of Detroit con- two-pound lobster was $9.50.
ventions were the Cobo Hall area
"When convention goers were
with the Pontchartrain Hotel next hungry for a lavish Italian dinner
door and Washington Boulevard, with all the courses — from an-
the site of the Sheraton-Cadillac, tipasto through soup, pasta and
Detroit Hilton and Howard John- entree — they went to Mario's on
son's.
Second. Ample dinners in the
"Conventioneers enjoyed din- restaurant, which featured dark
ing at the Pontchartrain
wood paneling and a fire-
Wine Cellars on Lamed,
place, cost $3.50 to $7.
in a building which dat-
"Schweitzer's was for
ed back to 1882. The
German food aficionados
restaurant featured wine
who enjoyed sauerbrat-
and the kind of food that
en with potato pancake
goes with it — cutlet of
and wiener schnitzel
white veal cordon bleu,
Holstein, washed down
tournedos of beef ten-
with dark or light beer.
DANNY RASKIN
derloin with pommes
Dinners in the restau-
LOC AL
Delphine and noisettes
rant serving German
COLU
MNIST
of lamb with tomato and
specialties since 1862
mushroom garni.
were $3.50 to $6.50.
"The first glass of wine with
"Jim's Garage on Lamed was
your meal was only 35 cents and billed by conventioneers as espe-
additional nips 60 cents. Waiters cially for lunch. They were im-
and menus recommended wine pressed by the wall montage of
for each entree and the price of a Michigan license plates dating
dinner was $4 to $7.
back to 1910, an old Shell gas
"Another favorite was Little pump, automobile tires and prints
Harry's on Jefferson, an old house of more car models than they or
their grandparents could re-
member.
"Luncheon favorites were Swiss
onion soup and hearty sandwich-
es of corned beef or pastrami, all
for a tab of $1.50 to $2.60.
"Another popular spot with
1970 conventioneers was Kres-
ge Court at the Detroit Institute
of Arts. It was once an outdoor
courtyard, later glassed over and
transformed into the setting for
the continental cafe buffet, with
fancy sandwiches, salads and pas-
tries at $1-$3.
"Trader Vic's, with the Polyne-
sian decor and food specialties in
the Detroit Hilton, was new to De-
troit. Luncheons of curry or ten-
derloin tips were $3. Dinner a la
carte with seafood, Chinese dish-
es and curries were $4.50 to $7.50.
Liquor included some exotic po-
tions.
"Carl's Chop House on Grand
River was for out-of-towners the
place for steak and beef. They
were impressed that Carl got
prime beef by the herd and cooked
it well. Dinner was $4.50 to $6.75.
"Top of the Flame at Woodward
which stood on land included in a and Jefferson in the Yamasaki-
grant from the King of France in designed Michigan Consolidat-
1707. For the price of $3.95 to ed Gas Co. building was a tourist
$7.25, you could order Cornish attraction. But the food wasn't as
game hen, broiled scampi, shish good as the view and neither was
kebab, or mixed grill of beef ten- the service. Price of dinners was
derloin, lamb chops, calf's liver, $4.25 to $7.25.
sausage, tomato and bacon.
"Gourmets considered the Lon-
"At Joe Muer's on Gratiot, a don Chop House on W. Congress
complete dinner of Boston clam the best in Detroit. Dinner prices
chowder, salad, potato, white fish, of $15 to $20 reflected the kind of
trout, flounder stuffed with crab- food and service in the see-and-
meat or red snapper was $5. A be-seen atmosphere.