"Ham-trammick"
I dont know how far back the history of Ham town goes but what I do know is that it was populated entirely by polacks who emigrated to this country since WW-II, assimilated to society, either established their own businesses or went to work for the auto industry.
I relocated to Detroit from Northern Michigan when I was discharged from the Army in 72 and via a friend, started hanging around the bars in Hamtramck. Over the next 12 years or so got to meet and acquire friends who grew up in Hamtramck. Bar owners, bakery owners, you name it.
Haven't been in that area for may years and am really dismayed over the facts of this article.
But then again, it doesn't surprise me because most of the population who were either business owners or auto industry workers made substantial incomes which allowed them to move to the suburbs such as Sterling Heights, Macomb Twp., New Baltimore.... etc.....
As for the Congor bar on Conant, which was my home away from home, I hear that the Hari Krishna's walked into Steve's place and offered him cash for the place.........