MAINSTREETS

Detroit

A distinctively different boutique
featuring gifts and home accessories with
clean lines and a sophisticated design style.

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22941 Woodward Avenue Ferndale, MI 48220
Ph: 248-544-3944 Hrs: M—F to-6; SAT 11- 4.

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what with its ivy covered, Woodward-
facing fence and discreet sign. The
food never misses and the atmosphere
is eclectic, energetic and sophisticated,
especially its cozy courtyard. Truly an
experience not to be missed.
Once the desert dishes have been
cleared, a little dancing and posing
might be in order. Thankfully, a cluster
of clubs allows you to park once and
make the circuit on foot.
Martini lounge Proof (2001
Woodward, 313-309-3200) graces
the ground floor of the former Fyfe's
Shoes tower, with high-energy dance
emporium Bleu (1540 Woodward,
313-222-1900) drawing crowds a few
blocks to the south.
Over on Park Avenue, the popularity
of the neighborhoody Town Pump
(100 W. Montcalm, 313-961-1929); the
elegantly appointed, contemporary
Centaur (2233 Park, 313-963-2158);
and the wonderfully restored, jazzy
(and smoky) Cliff Bell's (2030 Park,
313-961-2543) means parking can be
a challenge. But few complain. After
all, streets filled with crowds and the
cacophony of a pulsing urban scene
is a welcome anecdote to years of
unnerving silence.
And this being Hockeytown, the
aptly named Hockeytown Café
(2301 Woodward, 313-695-9500), in
Foxtown, pays homage to, and vener-
ates, Detroit's beloved Red Wings.
Lastly, Detroiters are known to
take their bowling seriously, and this
"sport" most likely got its start at
the still open Garden Bowl (4120
Woodward, 313-833-9700).

SHOPPING
While the resurgence of true "big city"
shopping — think vertical malls,
multi-storied national apparel stores
— remains elusive in these parts, the
retail scene is most certainly worth
a look, if nothing more than to sup-
port this group of dedicated merchant
princes and princesses.
The Compuware building houses
an interesting retail row of sorts,
what with Border's Books (1012
Woodward, 313-963-8840), Heritage
Optical (87 Monroe, 313-965-2740),
women's clothier Rio Boutique (99
Monroe, 313-963-3335), and the
super-high-style City Slicker Shoes
(164 Monroe, 313-963-1963).
In the Midtown and New Center
areas, look to mainstay London
Luggage (5955 Woodward, 313-831-
7200) for an incomparable selection

of, well, luggage, and briefcases, travel
accessories and gift items.
Fans of vintage make regular
pilgrimages to Showtime (5708
Woodward, 313-875-9280), while an
equally dedicated bunch keep their
collection of "trainers" i.e., athletic
shoes, up to date with selections from
Bob's Classic Kicks (4717 Woodward,
313-342-9523).
Nearby, the recently opened Bureau
of Urban Living (460 W. Canfield,
313-833-9336) is a welcome addition
to town, stocking a nifty selection
of housewares, stationary, gifts and
books.
And for a little bit of luxury, one of
Detroit's oldest businesses, Dittrich
Furs (7373 Third, 313-873-8300),
promises to defend against winter's
chill in great style.
Finally, appreciate all that's creative
and cool about Detroit and find some
pretty great clothing and accessories,
plus music and munchies, all with
Detroit DNA, at any one of the Pure
Detroit (www.puredetroit.com) stores
downtown and in the New Center area.

ARTS + CULTURE
Any talk of Detroit's cultural scene
begins and ends at the intersec-
tion of Woodward and Warren,
where, either fronting Woodward, or
within a block or two, are the newly
renovated Detroit Institute of Arts
(5200 Woodward, 313-833-7900),
the Detroit Historical Museum
(5401 Woodward, 313-833-1805), the
Detroit Science Center (5020 John
R., 313-577-8400), and the Museum
of African American History (315 E.
Warren, 313-494-5800).
Lovers of contemporary art let out
a collective cheer when the MOCAD
— Museum of Contemporary Art
Detroit (4454 Woodward, 313-832-
6622) — opened last fall. Located in
a former automobile showroom, the
"professionally grafittied" exterior
gives way to a raw interior, the perfect
backdrop for MOCAD's dramatic exhi-
bitions.
Independent movie aficionados are
fiercely loyal to the screenings at the
Detroit Film Theater (313-833-2323)
inside the DIA, while bibliophiles of all
ages find Nirvana at the main branch
of the Detroit Public Library (5201
Woodward, 313-833-1000).
Speaking of the library, its Central
Business District locale, the Rose
and Robert Skillman Downtown
Branch of the Detroit Public Library

