Restaurant Remembrances

Restaurants come and go, but their images become artifacts of the past, a direct connection with generations gone by who sat at the bar, ate at the tables. These postcards depict some restaurants that operated in the city from the 1950s through the 1980s, which some of our readers may recall patronizing or even working at. They showcase the modernist sensibilities and sometimes outlandish styles that were used to thematically decorate mid-century eating establishments. Please share any personal memories in the Comments section below.

The short-lived Windjammer Seafood Restaurant in the late 1960s at 18200 Woodward Avenue, near Palmer Park.

 

Jim's Garage Saloon at 300 W. Larned Street from the 1970s to mid-‘80s.

 

Darbys at 10020 W. 7 Mile Road near Wyoming Street was in business from the mid-1950s to mid ’60s. “Detroit's Finest Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge”

 

Mencotti's Restaurant at 7113 Puritan Street during the 1960s, with murals of Venice.

 

The Little Café German Restaurant at 12601 Gratiot Avenue had an adjoining bowling alley from the 1950s to the ‘80s. “Nationally Known for the Finest in German-American Food”

 

The Nau's Sno-White Dining Room at 18944 Grand River was in the Rosedale Park neighborhood from the 1950s to early ‘70s. “Northwest Detroit's Finest Dining Room and Coffee Shop”