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Henry Ford Museum &
Greenfield Village: Auto history
and Americana.

8/14
1998

NE14 Detroit Jewish News

created quite a stir and they still mes-
Dine In Elegance - Many a lover
merize viewers.
has held hands across a table at the
The museum's Dutch-Flemish col-
Whitney restaurant, one of the few
lection, the second largest in the
remaining mansions on Woodward
United States, includes some
Avenue, Detroit's main drag. The
Rembrandts. On Sundays, Bach and
numerous personalities of the classic,
wonderful food rules at the Brunch
high-ceilinged beauty allow patrons to
With Bach concerts.
satisfy any craving, from dessert and a
Meet America - The country's
cognac in the piano bar to gourmet
largest indoor/outdoor museum,
entrees (creative American dishes, pas-
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield
tas and ultra-fresh seafood) in the din-
Village in Dearborn preserves
ing room.
Americana in an ultra-creative way.
On the last day of the week, the
Founded by Henry Ford in 1929, the
mansion puts on its Sunday best with
museum's permanent exhibit, "The
a four-course brunch and a soothing
Automobile in American Life," details
quartet.
our country's love affair with the auto-
Go To The Dog House - Chicago
mobile.
has its deep-dish pizza. Detroit has
A 1940s diner and restored service
its dogs. The popular coney dog is
station (when did they become gas sta-
basically a hot dog smothered with
tions?) and historical information on
chili sauce, onions, mustard and
the rise of the drive-in movie places
cheese.
visitors in days gone by.
Detroit coney dog history begins in
But don't think for a minute that
1924 when Greek entrepreneur Bill
this attraction appeals only to auto
Keros incorporated the New York-style
buffs. Learn, too, about agriculture,
coney stand into his new downtown
home arts, ceramics and more. Two of
Detroit eatery, the Lafayette Coney
the museum's biggest draws are
Island. Then his brother Gus opened
Thomas Edison's laboratory and the
American Coney Island next door.
Wright brothers' workshop. This
Both still are located on. Lafayette. And
Henry Ford tribute stirs up the red,
hundreds more pepper the metro area.
white and blue in all of us.
Satisfying suburban dogs can be had at
Get Inspired - Less than 200 yards
the all-night Spangas on Woodward
from Henry Ford Museum &
Avenue in Royal Oak.
Greenfield Village in Dearborn sits the
Get Cultural - Tucked into the pris-
new Automotive Hall of Fame. The
tine beauty of Oakland County's
hall goes back to 1939 when 130 auto-
Bloomfield Hills (Michigan's wealthiest
motive pioneers created an organiza-
town) sits Cranbrook, a sprawling aca-
tion to preserve the history of the
demic and museum community.
automobile and those who made the
Visitors can tour the Academy of Art,
industry what it is.
the 1908 house and gardens, the Art
We're talking creativity by the likes
Museum and the Institute of Science.
of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, Soichiro
The house was originally built by
Honda and Henry Ford (can't get away
George and Ellen Scripps Booth, who
- from him in Dearborn, a.k.a. Ford
kept 18 gardeners on staff to oversee
Country). At one display you'll find
the 44-acre estate and 30 gardens. The
yourself saying, "Gee, - this man was
Art Museum consistently showcases
innovative exhibitions. The Institute of blind and he still designed the world's
first cruise control!" Interactive exhibits,
Science offers hands-on experiments,
fascinating murals and a large-screen
geology displays and a hall on
theater round out the displays.
American Indian culture. Weekend
Cross the Border - The Cook's
laser shows and planetarium displays
Shop Restaurant, housed in a renovat-
are also popular.
ed, turn-of-the-century building in
Since 1885, the Detroit Institute of
Windsor, Ontario (about a 40-minute
Arts has been home to some of the
drive from West Bloomfield), oozes
world's finest art. Today it houses 100
with
charm. This below-street-level
galleries and 75,000 works of art.
hideaway holds maybe 15 tables. A lot
Of note: the Depression-era Diego
of garlic, dim lighting, pasta appetizers
Rivera frescoes, called "The Detroit
cooked tableside and unobtrusive ser-
Industry Frescoes." When they first
vice create a warm 'n toasty evening.
were introduced, the proletarian scenes

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