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A History of The West Side Courier The West Side Courier was the voice of west side Polonia beginning in approximately 1930 and lasting throughout the 1960s or ‘70s.  In the 1950s, the newspaper was located at 5757 Michigan Avenue between … [Read more...] about West Side Courier

History of Military Coal Later Military Auto Parts 2360 Military Street, Detroit, MI 48209 Military Coal originated in approximately 1890 as Dumont Coal.  The owner of Dumont Coal delivered coal to homes and businesses in Southwest Detroit … [Read more...] about Military Coal

A History of Zieger Osteopathic Hospital 4244 Livernois, Detroit, Michigan 48210 Zieger Osteopathic Hospital was founded by Allen Zieger, D.O., a Detroit physician.  He was married to Edna Zieger. Allen Zieger was born on March 1, 1910, in … [Read more...] about Zieger Osteopathic Hospital

Joe Adamczyk Grocery, 4609 N. Campbell Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48210 For many years, Joseph C. Adamczyk (January 6, 1920 – April 19, 2011), a former U.S. Marine, owned and operated a grocery store at 4609 N. Campbell Avenue on the west side of … [Read more...] about A Local West Side Grocer, “Joe”

A History of the Kronk Recreation Center 5555 McGraw, Detroit, Michigan 48210 In order to understand and appreciate the history of the Kronk Recreation Center, it is important to know something about the man after whom the historic recreation … [Read more...] about Kronk Recreation Center

The Schaefer Bar was located at 6905 Schaefer Highway, south of Warren Avenue, in Dearborn.  It was attached to the Dearborn Lanes Bowling Alley.  Charles Fujawa bought the bar in 1962 or 1963 and first opened it for business at that … [Read more...] about History of the Schaefer Bar