The Detroit I Knew

I only lived in Detroit for a few years I guess, maybe 1950 - 1953 at 156 East Margaret Street near John R and 7 Mile. It was a dead end street with railroad tracks shortening it to two blocks.  It looked like this in 2013.
Our family celebrated often back then and this house was fairly large for its time and held a number of the get-togethers. The pictures below may have been for Carolyn's first birthday, October 27, 1951.

 Left to right, Front row: Wayne Johnson, aunt Delilah Davidson, grandmother Impi Davidson holding Carolyn Johnson, grandpa Emil Davidson. Back row: My mother Eleanore Davidson Johnson, aunt Arlene Davidson, and uncle Edwin Davidson.

This picture is presumably from the same day. From left to right, Front row: Eleanor Davidson Johnson with my sister Carolyn on her lap, aunt Delilah Davidson, grandmother Impi Davidson, (soon-to-be) aunt Helen Rose, and Wayne "Kuits". Back row Norman Johnson, aunt Arlene Davidson,  uncle Edwin Davidson, Wayne Johnson on his lap.

My memories from this house are very random. Most are based on pictures that "remind" me of certain of its features. I'll post some of the pictures as I find them.

At one point Uncle Ed lived across the street. He and my dad fixed up cars together, then sold them. I just heard a story about them driving a Chevy to show a potential buyer, but as they pulled up in front of the buyer, a front wheel fell off. Such is life.

There was a small neighborhood grocer on the corner of Margaret and 7 Mile and I remember my mom pushing Carolyn in a baby buggy, with me tagging along, to the grocers. Many years later (~1980) I was doing a book for a Detroit artist whose name escapes me. He was renting the old grocer's store and using it as his studio.