Jewish Book Fair

Echoes Of Detroit

Photos help tell
the story of
Detroit in
Irwin Cohen's
new historical
account.

$549

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$2,000 down,
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SUSAN TAWIL

Special to the Jewish News

I

t's a treasure trove
of history, insight
and trivia about
Detroit since its
founding 300 years ago.
Oak Park author Irwin Cohen's
latest book, Echoes of Detroit: A 300-
Year History (City Vision Publishing,
$19.95) is hot off the press, just in
time for the Jewish Book Fair. More
importantly, publication of this large,
glossy-covered volume chronicling
the history of Detroit coincides with
the Motor City's upcoming tricenten .-
nial celebration in 2001.
Written in an easy conversational
tone, with big, nicely spaced type and
lots and lots of photographs, the book
makes for a relaxing, engaging read.
Unlike most other books on Detroit's
history, which are organized by topic,
Echoes of Detroit is arranged in
chronological order. The story begins
with Detroit's "discovery" by Antoine
Cadillac in 1701, and moves through
the centuries to the implosion of
Hudson's and the opening of
Comerica Park in the present.
Cohen spent 15 years researching
his book, using the Burton Historical
Collection in the main Detroit Public
Library as his primary source of infor-
mation. There, he read books and
articles and studied old photographs,
old newspapers, and even old phone
books, all of which helped him to
reconstruct the neighborhoods and
lifestyles of Detroit's various eras. He
traveled the city, documenting sites,
even paying a visit to the grave of the
man who was radio's `lone Ranger"
(Earle Graser).
Cohen's decision to tell the city's
story chronologically gives the reader

Irwin
Cohen

a real feelinc, for the growth and
development of Detroit, against the
hustle and bustle of residents' every-
day lives. Throughout the book are
references to wages, store openings,
new products available — even the
newest clothing styles. Population
growth is tracked, as are emerging
personalities, new inventions, changes
in transportation, entertainment
options, building construction and
commercial industry development.
The whole is set against the back-
ground of American and global his-
toric events — the wars, economic
upheavals, migratory patterns, etc.

Photography Buff

A photographic hobbyist for the past
30 years, Cohen has filled the book

with photographs, some historic,
some snapped himself. On virtually
every page are captioned pictures of
famous people, important buildings
and historic street scenes. Especially
interesting are contrasting "then" and
"now" photos, starkly illustrating the