[tiamat]

Ooooooh!

Just noticed something!

WHICH "Gus" ?

Which Coney Island?

Michigan or National?

I could devote a whole new thread to Coney Islands.....

Tia

[viaveritasvita]

Good question! All I remember is that it was down the street from a building I worked in -- which I think was located on the corner of Fort...walking towards the river...I think Michigan??? This is lame, but it's in the same general area on the block as the Buehl Bldg, but on the street east of Buehl. Or if you walked towards the river from the old Hudson's, it was a couple of blocks on the left. Am I babbling here??

I can see it plain as day. I remember taking a bum (sidebar: my PC days are O-V-E-R) into Gus's, slapping a couple dollars on the counter and saying, "Gus, this guy says he hasn't eaten in days. Feed 'im." The bums actually knew my name!! LOL.

[chuckwalla]

Lafayette coney island.

[chuckwalla]

Also Little Wonder hamburger stand at Gratiot and Livernois.
Great chili cheese burgers.
Remember Barry's surplus on Gratiot where they had a Sherman tank across the street. I got into the tank through the escape hatch under the tank between the treads. I read a WWII story about Shermans and got the idea to go through the hatch. It worked. They never knew. Cool. Remember Silverstiens surplus on Mcnichols rd. Mid fifties and for any kid then it was paradise.