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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 another hug .. . another laugh .. . another chance. Please give blood. + American Red Cross RInnJ '.ervici, THE DE TROIT JE WISH NEWS Southea.iern Michigan Reginn THE FINEST CHINESE RESTAURANT ANYWHERE! ENJOY OUR ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT LUNCHEON BUFFET MONDAY-FRIDAY 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 4 GREAT ENTREES! ITEMS GALORE! $so AO ADULTS Sit Children 10 & Under PRIVATE DINING ROOM FOR YOUR NEXT AFFAIR •ALL CATERING *LUNCHES • EXOTIC DRINKS • COCKTAILS •EXOTIC DRINKS • CHOICE COCKTAILS • PRIVATE DINING ROOM • CATERING • LUNCHES TNE GREAT WALE 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.