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above the civic center and command-
ed an unequaled view of Detroit, the
river and the Canadian countryside ...
Delicate paintings and carvings from
Thailand highlighted the Far Eastern
decor, and a variety of Oriental spe-
cialties shared the menu with tradi-
tional American cuisine.
Checker Bar-B-Q, owned by Milt
and Phyllis Tyner on Livernois near
Eight Mile, was without doubt the top
after-hours spot in Detroit ... It
opened I 1 in the morning and didn't
close until dawn the next day ...
Entertainment started at 2:30 a.m. ...
No liquor, but show biz folks working
in niteries, along with so many other
folks our late, certainly appreciated
this early and after-hours eatery.
Frank Sidney appeared with his
orchestra at Cabaret LaBoheme atop
the Hotel Pontchartrain, featuring the
Singing Saxophones and popular vocal-
ist Jeannie Rand ... But Frank was also
known as that guy who made a second
living doing aerial advertising.
Lindy's, owned by Clara and Leo
Lindeman, was a New York classic ...
Celebrities loved it there ... and the
comedian's corner was a private section
for people like Milton Berle, Red Skel-
ton, Joey Adams, Bob Hope, Jack
Benny, Jackie Gleason, Jack E. Leonard,
Groucho Marx, Fred Allen and others
who used to try out their jokes on each
other ... The menu was loaded with pic-
tures of stars who had eaten at Lindy's
... And old jokes galore filled the pages
... Like Lindy's waiter: "We have every-
thing on the menu today, sir." Jack E.
Leonard: "I noticed. Now give me a
clean one." ... Customer: "What's this
in my soup?" Lindy's waiter: "Don't ask
me, sir, I don't know one insect from
another."
Morey Amsterdam to Lindy's head-
waiter: "By the way, did that fellow
who took our order leave any family?"
... or the customer yelping, "Waiter,
help! My tablecloth is on fire." Lindy's
waiter: "I'm sorry, sir, this is not my
station."
Club Berkley on Woodward with
the baby frog legs and turtle soup that
people still talk about ... Modern Del-
icatessen on Fenkell, owned by the
Krugel family for many years, and
then by Dick and George Gunsberg.
Little Harry's on Jefferson was once
an ambassador's residence, and the
dining rooms were still reminiscent of
a well-appointed Federal period home
... At Mayfield Chop House on Gris-
wold, oil paintings added charm to
the popular downtown restaurant
where tenderloin tips were a specialty

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