Where the Detroit Tigers of 1935 lived
In the 1930s, if you wanted to track down your favorite Detroit Tigers, you needed only to check the city directory to find where they lived. They were listed, except for the few men who were in hotels. In 1935, much of the Tigers pitching staff resided in the Tanton Apartments at 3450 W. Chicago Ave. Tommy Bridges, Elden Auker, Elon "Chief" Hogsett, and several others were there. Outfielder Gee Walker lived just down the street in Casa Loma Apartments with his wife and two y
Ten restaurants from the Black Legion era
We all know Detroit has changed significantly since the mid-1930s. The Tigers' Navin Field and the Red Wings' Olympia are long gone. So, too, the University of Detroit football field where the Lions won their first championship. But at least ten Detroit restaurants have survived from that era. You can still grab a burger or coney dog at a place where Schoolboy Rowe, Mickey Cochrane, or event Black Legion gunman Dayton Dean might have. Here are the ones we know were in busines
