Under Jos. Campau, a View of the City's Streetcar Past
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Campau, a view danger for of the city’s streetcar past officers By Charles Sercombe By Charles Sercombe From all reports from Police work has never Every now and then back then, it was a fan - been easy, but with the Quick Hits parts of Jos. Campau tastic system. recent shootings in Dal - are torn up for repairs. As the story goes, that las officers now face a Looking for something A number of years ago all went away by the new and uncertain dan - to do this weekend? it was for repaving part 1950s when cars were ger. Hamtramck will be A person with a grudge host to some exciting of the street. made king of the road. could open up on unsus - events. For fans of the Lately, the sewer line Goodbye streetcars, Detroit City Football project in the southend hello autos and, ugh, pecting officers and do Club, this Friday, July 15, has ripped up Campau. buses. great harm before being is the last regular sea - In both cases, a There are many who subdued. son game at Keyworth glimpse of the city’s past lament the passing of In Hamtramck, Police Stadium, starting at was exposed. Rail lines streetcars, and now De - Chief Anne Moise said 7:30 p.m. that once were used by troit officials are working there is indeed in - The soccer club will streetcars could be seen to bring back a rail line creased tension among square off against the in both cases, which re - on Woodward. You could officers. Michigan Stars. They will minds us that at one say what’s old is new The Review asked her play one more game – time streetcars were the again. to talk about the new en - just for fun – on Wednes - major source of trans - We asked local histo - vironment officers find day, July 27 at Keyworth portation not only in rian Greg Kowalski, who Top: The Baker Streetcar line was once a popular streetcar themselves in. at 7:30 p.m. Hamtramck but the is also the chairman of route in Hamtramck. It ran down Jos. Campau. Above: a “With the increasing vi - If you haven’t seen a metro area as well. Continued on page 2 rail line was exposed recently when Jos. Campau was dug olence against police of - game yet at Keyworth, up for a sewer line project. ficers in this country, no check it out. It’s an excit - one can predict what ing evening for sure. I watched several of the tramck Public Schools' may happen next,” And on Saturday, head cars play hopscotch and Superintendent Thomas Moise said in an email over to Kelly’s Bar on pass each other, some Niczay, who was with me response. Holbrook for what’s gunning it through the at the scene of the acci - “The police officer sit - being billed as “High in stop sign at Evaline St. dent, the injured student ting in his car finishing a July Art Fair.” and speeding against traf - was taken to the hospital report, officers sitting in The fun starts at 1 fic in the southbound but is home now, and he p.m., and it will feature a café having lunch, or lane. is still experiencing dozens of officers stand - bands, art, rummage Last month, on the last headaches. ing watch over a planned sale and a tasty barbe - day of school, a boy com - It could have been By Walter Wasacz that faces Gallagher St. I peaceful demonstration, cue – all for a mere $5. ing home from much worse, and it will be A few nights ago, when heard the roar of engines it appears this can hap - Kosciuszko Middle School unless we dedicate an ef - I was with a friend on her outside my west window. pen anywhere, at any front porch on Sobieski When I looked out, I saw was struck by a motorist fort to slow traffic down in time. St., a car flew past going what appeared to be a at the Gallagher-Belmont the city. “Even those that toward Caniff at about 50 wedding procession head - curve, where I have wit - No doubt there are planned the demonstra - miles per hour, maybe ing north toward Caniff. nessed accidents and other public safety issues even faster. It was a joyous group, near accidents for that Hamtramck shares tion in Dallas stated to Earlier today, as I whooping it up. I felt decades. with other urban (and sub - the media that this is worked in my home office some of that joy too until According to Ham - Continued on page 4 Continued on page 5 SAM’S MARKET cken Chi Gyro, affles op Heineken Banquet 2303 Commor at Fleming St. • Hamtramck Natural Sutter Home W & P Sale Dates: & Fries Beer TV Dinners We Buy Light Beer Wine 9 Gift Cards (313) 365-9693 July 15-22 $ 9 99 $ 99 2/$ $ 99 $ 99 6 $ 13 3 FOOD STAMPS & WIC Welcome 9 10 7 12 pk + dep + tax 11.88 oz. 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Some people Want to see part of and by appointment. Call "Veterans and Military Therapy," a growth group in a safe setting with Father Lawrence Ventline who experienced the loss of his own streetcars. Here’s what say that the auto makers Hamtramck’s streetcar (313) 893-5027. brother, PFC Lukas Ventline, in Vietnam, and, has conducted he had to say: were responsible be - history? At the city’s His - Sorry, you won’t be veteran and grief support groups for four decades. Call or email “We were mainly cause they didn’t want torical Museum, located able to see any of those [email protected] for a seat, and venue for the 4 August Thursdays, 10:30 am and 5:00 pm sessions. served by the Baker that form of public trans - at 9525 Jos. Campau, old streetcars since they Streetcar line. Originally, portation, which com - there is a section of the are long gone, shipped Vacation Bible School for Children, Parents and Grandparents, "The Golden Rule, and, Respect for Sex and Guns," that ran up Jos. Campau peted with motor streetcar track on dis - off to Mexico many years Monday, Aug. 15, 1 - 2:30 pm , at the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., from downtown Detroit vehicles. play. The museum is ago. Apartments Community Center, 595 Chene, Detroit. to about where the “I had my doubts Elmwood Park Community Praise, Family Fair Food Center , viaduct is today. Later, it about that until I met a 750 Chene, Det., Sunday, Aug. 7, 12 Noon. High school bands, was extended to run former auto exec up in children, parents, and grandparents join neighbors at the MLK, Jr. Apartments, more. through Hamtramck to Bloomfield Hills who said about Davison. he was at a meeting with 16th Annual Missing, Murdered Molly Bish Day, and, 25th Anniversary of the All-Faiths Festival and Care of “There were connec - the city of Detroit back in the Soul and Companions' Counseling , tors all across the metro the 1950s and con - Thursday, August 25, 7 PM , area.