from the Detroit River to the three surrounding expressways.
ROYAL COACHMEN
Eileen --
Growing up in Dearborn Heights, our biggest thrill of course was going to Hudson's the day after Thanksgiving to see Santa. We always ate at Hudson's and I always got the chicken pot pie. Does anyone know who made those pies for Hudson's? Were they made "in-house" or were they produced off site? Is the recipe available? I pity the current generations for missing out on all that was great about growing up in the Detroit area in the 60s.
Thank you for a wonderful trip through memory lane.
Peter Locke New Baltimore MI
Sacred Heart HS '71
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Eileen's Note: I haven't a clue who made Hudson's chicken pot pies, but I did locate a recipe. Being the terrific cook that I'm not, I'll have to rely on Detroit Memories subscribers to report back on whether the finished product is at all close to the original.
HUDSON'S CHICKEN POT PIE
From "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dayton's, Marshall Fields, Hudsons"
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon chicken fat or butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon salt, if desired
3/4 pound cooked chicken breast meat, diced
6 4-inch prepackaged unbaked pie shells
6 4-inch prepackaged unbaked pie top crusts
Preheat oven to 400°F
In a small saucepan, combine chicken fat or butter and flour. Stir over low heat
until mixture is smooth and thickened. While mixture is cooking, heat chicken broth in a separate pan. Add to flour mixture and beat vigorously with a wire whisk. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until gravy is smooth. Add salt, if desired, and add chicken to gravy. Place equal amounts of chicken and gravy into each pie shell. Top each with pie top crust. Trim edges. Bake for 23 to 30 minutes, or until pie crust is golden brown.
Makes 6 servings
PARKE-DAVIS
LITTLE HARRY'S RESTAURANT
Hi Eileen,
Just want to say that I worked with Harry Jarkey
(March 2011) and Soupy Sales. I have both of their pictures from back then. I sang on WJR on the Jack Harris show and have the tapes. Worked at the Manhattan Club, Mickey's Show Bar, Whittier Hotel, Clif Bells, etc. Good olde days!
You are doing a great job!
Pearl May Riordan
Hudson FL
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Eileen,
Congratulations on your wonderful Newsletter!
I read references to the Lone Ranger and the Detroit Mounted Police. My father, Otto H. Kavieff, was an architect in Detroit for many years, having designed a number of buildings in the area, as well as numerous apartments along 14th St. Never saw him in anything but a bow tie which he wore every day. In addition to all of his capabilities, he was an incredible marksman. The interesting tidbit is that my father raised and trained horses, many of which were sold to the Detroit Mounted Police. We had a white stallion named Whitey that my father trained to do tricks. Brace Beemer, who was the Lone Ranger on radio, heard about the horse. My father put Whitey through his paces for Brace and he bought him. He later became Silver for live exhibitions. When the horse died, Brace's son, J.D., had him stuffed!
Attached are pictures of my dad. He has been gone now for 40 years. He was in his 50s when I was born and I will be 80 this year. I wish I knew more as his life; it would be an incredible book.
Bob Kavieff Reno NV
Central HS '49
Eileen --
I was the bass player for the Royal Coachmen who played on Swingin' Time.
I believe the date was August 27, 1966. I remember that we opened for Stevie Wonder. We dressed like Paul Revere and the Raiders. Thought you might like to see an old photo of the band attached.
Doug Hickman, drums (lower left) / Jeff Worman, organ (lower right)
Rick Smith, lead guitar (center) / Rick Betz, rhythm (upper right)
Rick Coscarelli, bass and tenor sax (upper left)
I still sit in with bands on occasion, as does our organ player and our lead player.
Again thanks. Fun to relive old memories!
Rick Coscarelli
The Royal Coachmen
Adrian HS '65
HARRY & SOUPY
DETROIT ARCHITECT / HORSE TRAINER
Just wanted to let everyone know that Bwana Don
(Don Hunt) is alive and well. His nephew is my neighbor. Don still lives in Africa but comes back to Michigan during the summer. My neighbor was able to take my copy of Tim Kiska’s book “From Soupy to Nuts” to Don for his autograph. He not only signed his section, but sat down and read through the rest of the book! The Ferndale Historical Society has a nice page on him on their website. I remember his Pet Shop on Woodward.
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Hi Eileen!
I absolutely love getting the Detroit Memories Newsletter. It brings back such nice memories.
I worked for Parke-Davis & Company for over 30 years. I was at the building located at Joseph Campau at the River (that WAS the physical address) from 1970-1979. I moved to the Rochester plant when Detroit closed and have a lot of great memories. I ran across some post cards from the '70s that show the exterior of the buildings, the visitor's lobby, the cafeteria, and the conference room.
Denise Mullins Van Hoorelbeke
Parachute CO
Denby HS '70
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Though I now reside in Chicago, I remain ever loyal to Detroit and faithfully come in to watch the Wings, Tigers and Lions!
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Chicago IL
HUDSON'S CHICKEN POT PIES
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Eileen:
In reviewing some of the back issues, I found references to the quonset huts and bowling alleys (lanes). Being from the Harper/Conner area in the 1950s, I certainly remember the quonset huts along the west side of Conner Ave. I probably attended Macomb grade school with some of the kids who lived in them. But, across on the east side of Conners was a bowling alley called Conner Recreation.
Conner Recreation was instrumental in starting “Tot” and “Junior” bowling in Michigan and getting it sanctioned in the American Bowling Congress. In the clipping "Juniors National Tournament" is Fred Wolf (in the dark suit).
Phil Dersam
St. Clair MI
Lowrey HS '60
CONNER RECREATION
My brother, Ken, served several restaurateurs in his time. In addition to his tenure with the Hotel Park Shelton mentioned in the April 2011 issue, he also worked for a fellow who eventually became the last owner of Greenfield's at 2951 Woodward Ave. That's where Ken was employed until it went under completely.
Among Ken's effects, I found a copy of the Employee Manual produced by Fred A. Simonsen, the company founder. It contains a few pictures and some history that may find interesting. The inside back cover displays a poem written by Edgar A. Guest, the adoptive father of Bud Guest, the WJR radio personality.
Stanley Wickman
Livonia MI
Redford HS '45
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GREENFIELD'S EMPLOYEE MANUAL (PDF)
In July 1968, I took my special girlfriend, Toby, to
Little Harry's (May 2011 issue) for what I planned
to be a most exceptional event...I had planned to
propose marriage!
As it turned out, we were seated right next to the
swinging door of the kitchen. Every time I'd worked
up the courage, the door opened. That 'special
moment' was just not destined to happen at
Little Harry's. Two days later, while waiting at the
light at Quarton Road and Lahser, I popped the
question. The rest is history...42 years of wedded bliss. We still call that intersection 'the scene of the crime' and lament the loss of historic Little Harry's to a pancake joint.
Sam Haberman Phoenix AZ & Birmingham MI
Henry Ford Detroit '62
JUST A WORD OF THANKS...
...for the April issue of Detroit Memories Newsletter. The work you put into it was very apparent and much appreciated. Reading the articles and the subscribers' memories of the Detroit Dragway, the Roostertail, the Golden Lion, among others, really stirred up some pleasant memories of a youth well-spent in the Detroit area. As a transplanted East Detroiter now living in Cleveland (it's not so bad, really) I appreciate the monthly opportunity to revisit a simple, happier, and friendlier time in my life...if only for a little while.
Mosaic presents the world premiere of Northern Lights 1966 by Michael Dinwiddie, an original play with music focusing on a dramatic student protest at Detroit’s Northern High School in 1966. This provocative show, set in the prelude to Detroit’s turbulent 1967 summer, tells the inspiring story of a group of Detroit students who joined forces to demand educational equality. While based on events 45 years ago, the issues explored in Northern Lights 1966 are as current as today’s headlines.
Performances held at the Detroit Film Theatre inside the Detroit Institute of Arts.
FUNK BROTHER DENNIS COFFEY HONORED WITH DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dennis Coffey received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Detroit Music Awards on Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Fillmore.
A guitarist with an instantly recognizable style, Dennis is best known for the riffs he brought to late-Detroit-era Motown hits for artists like the Supremes and Temptations. Coffey’s signature use of distortion, echo and wah-wah effects is memorably heard on Motown hits like “Ball of Confusion” and “Cloud Nine.” His 1971 instrumental “Scorpio” was a best-seller.
