Significant Residents of the Boston-Edison Historic District

The Boston-Edison Historic District has a long and rich history. Through these years, numerous historically significant people from a wide range of professions have chosen to live in the Boston-Edison Historic District. Here are some of them:

• Automobile Pioneers
• Manufacturers and Industrialists 
• Business Owners & Financiers
• Architects, Scientists & Engineers
• Politicians and Public Servants
• Sports Figures
• Religious Leaders
• Musicians, Producers, and Entertainers
• Attorneys & Real Estate Dealers
• Artists, Writers, & Publishers
• Physicians, Educators, & Organization Leaders

Automobile Pioneers 

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• John N. Anhut, state senator and founder of Anhut Motor Car - 100 Longfellow.
• Clarence W. Avery, developer of the moving assembly line at Ford - 1626 W. Boston.
• Andrew Bachle, chief engineer and VP of Paige-Detroit - 1409 W. Boston.
• William B. Bachman, one of the founders and early president of the Automobile Club of Michigan - 803 Longfellow & 1130 W. Boston.
• George M. Bacon, designer of the Detroit Electic car - 161 Longfellow.
• John Ballantyne, treasurer of Dodge Bros and president of Merchants National Bank of Detroit - 2275 Chicago.
• Harry L. Bill, factory/general manager of Chalmers Motor Car, Winton Motor Car, Saxon Motor Car, Metzger Motor Car, & Tudhope Motor Car - 10 Longfellow.
• Charles L. Bockus, general manager, Studebaker Corp. - 1175 Chicago.
• William D. Bowman, head of aerodynamic design, Ford Motor Co. - 2481 Longfellow.
• Carl Breer, executive engineer, Chrysler - 2435 W. Boston.
• Walter O. Briggs, president of Briggs Mfg. (maker of car bodies) as well as Detroit Tigers owner (Briggs Stadium) - 700 W. Boston.
• George R. Bury, general manager of Packard - 1725 Chicago.
• James Couzens, treasurer and original shareholder, Ford Motor Co., as well as Detroit Police Commissioner, Mayor from 1919-1922 and U.S. Senator - 610 Longfellow.
• Marvin E. Coyle, general manager of Chevrolet - 1411 Edison.
• William C. Cowling, sales manager, Ford Motor Co. - 1646 W. Boston.
• Burt J. Craig, treasurer, Ford Motor Co. - 2314 W. Boston.
• Ed Davis, first African-American awarded a Big Three automotive franchise - 2020 Chicago.
• Charles Newman Dawe, chief metallurgical engineer, Studebaker - 2426 & 2284 Longfellow.
• Harry G. Diefendorf, general manager of Gray Motor Co. - 874 Edison.
• John W. Drake, president of Hupp Motor Car Co. - 650 W. Boston.
• Alfred O. Dunk, manufacturer of electric cars and president, Auto Parts Manufacturing Co - 631 Chicago.
• Margaret T. Fisher, mother of the seven Fisher Brothers - 101 Longfellow.
• Charles T. Fisher, president of Fisher Body and vice-president of General Motors - 670 W. Boston.
• Alfred J. Fisher, VP of Fisher Body and director of its aircraft division - 1556 Chicago.
• Edward F. Fisher, general manager of Fisher Body and director of General Motors - 892 W. Boston.
• William A. Fisher, of Hinkley Motor Co. and president of Fisher Body - 111 Edison.
• Carl H. L. Flintermann, president of Wilcox-Rich Co. (automotive engine valves) and chairman of DivCo (milk trucks) - 1232 W. Boston.
• Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company - 140 Edison.
• Joseph A. Galamb, chief designer for FOrd Motor COmpany - 2044 Edison.
• Charles A. Grant, founder Grant Motor Car Co. - 2020 Longfellow.
• Elmer W. Grinnell, manager, Grinnell Electric Auto Co - 1101 Chicago.
• Philip H. Gray, philanthropist and son of original Ford Motor Company investor John S. Gray - 658 Longfellow.
• Ira L. Grinnell, president, Grinnell Electric Auto Co. (and Grinnell Brothers music) - 650 W. Boston.
• Richard Harfst, general manager of the Detroit Auto Club - 1683 Longfellow.
• Fred E. Holmes, president of Fred E. Holmes Co (automotive suppliers) - 834 & 960 Chicago.
• John H. Hunt, Director of New Devices Section, General Motors Corp - 1444 Edison.
• Benjamin A. Jeffery, founder of Jeffery Dewitt Insulator Co. (spark plugs) - 741 Edison.
• Henry B. Joy, original platter of Joy Farms subdivision.
• Henry Krohn, general sales manager and vice-president of Paige-Detroit - 1187 Longfellow.
• Charles E. Lambert, president of Regal Motor Car Co. - 611 W. Boston.
• Peter E. Martin, first Vice-President of Manufacturing, Ford Motor Co., during the Model T era - 1486 Chicago.
• William E. Metzger, organizer and sales manager of Cadillac and E-M-F Auto companies - 56 Longfellow.
• E. Mack Morris, general manager of the Model Automobile Co. & the Great Western Automobile Co. - 1136 Edison (now demolished).
• William T. Nash, secretary-treasurer of Lincoln Motor Company - 1444 Edison.
• Truman Newberry, businessman and Senator - original platter of Boston Boulevard subdivision.
• Meyer L. Prentis , treasurer of General Motors and philanthropist - 664 Chicago.
• Martin L. Pulcher, president of Federal Motor Truck - 101 Chicago.
• Horace Rackham, original Ford Motor Co. shareholder and well-known philanthropist - 90 Edison.
• Helene Rother, first woman automobile designer - 101 Chicago.
• Adam H. Sarver, president of Detroit Durant Motor Car Co. - 655 Chicago.
• Ernest W. Seaholm, chief engineer of Cadillac - 1485 Edison.
• Claude Sintz, founder of Claude Sintz, Inc (fuel linkage systems) - 924 Edison.
• Barney Smith, vice-president of Cadillac Motor Co. - 1347 Chicago.
• John H. Thompson, president, Thompson Auto Co. - 1210 W. Boston.
• Harold Van Baalen, general manager of the Electric Automobile Co. - 1548 Longfellow.
• Sidney D. Waldon, vice-president of Packard Motor Car Co. - 160 Longfellow.
• Albert M. Wibel, vice-president and head of purchasing, Ford Motor Co. - 1747 Longfellow.
• David E. Williams, of Liberty Motor Car Co. - 2460 Edison.
• C. Harold Wills, the designer of the Model T - 650 W. Boston.
• DuBois Young, president of Hupp Motor Car Co - 1197 Longfellow.

Manufacturers and Industrialists 

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• Frank H. Alfred, president of Pere Marquette RR and superintendent of Detroit Schools - 1422 Longfellow.
• Lewis B. Alger, Detroit Soda Products - 1602 Edison.
• Albert E. Badger, general superintendent, Pere Marquette RR - 1986 W. Boston & 1901 W. Boston.
• Harry H. Berger, secretary-treasurer of the Fred M. Sibley Lumber Co. - 830 W. Boston
• William Edouard Besancon, owner, William E Besancon Coal & Coke - 1456 W. Boston & 932 Edison.
• Charles B. Bohn, president, Charles B Bohn Foundary - 1169 W. Boston.
• John C. Burkhardt, founder, The Burkhardt Co. bookbindery - 1525 Chicago & 2000 W. Boston.
• Albert E. Charlesworth, founder and president, Wolverine Optical - 1200 Longfellow.
• Emerson Davis, president of Detroit Chemical Works - 1973 Edison.
• John Davis, president of Detroit Chemical Works - 151 Longfellow.
• Frank H. Dodge, general manager, Burroughs Adding Machine - 1416 Chicago & 1405 Chicago.
• Perry Feigenson, co-founder of Faygo - 2247 W. Boston
• Charles E. Feinberg, president of Argo Oil Co. and noted collector of Walt Whitman and art - 872 & 2215 W. Boston.
• Frank Feinberg, Argo Oil Company - 872 W. Boston.
• Roy R. Fisher, president of Argo Oil Company - 1252 Edison.
• George W. Heigho, president, Calvert Lithography Co. - 1180 Chicago (now demolished)
• Henry P. Hellmuth, secretary/treasurer of Scripp Motor Co. - 2437 Longfellow.
• James E Larrowe, President, Farmers and Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association - 1211 W. Boston.
• William D. McCullough, president, Premier Cushion Spring Co - 1115 W. Boston.
• Samuel Mintz, hardware - 690 Chicago.
• William B. Morgan, organizer of Detroit Electric Light & Power - 1100 Chicago.
• John Riccardi, of Roman Cleanser Co. - 640 Chicago.
• Bernard Schwartz, manufacturer of cigars - 1448 Longfellow.
• Ruluff R. Sterling, president of Sterling & Skinner Manufacturing - 873 W. Boston.
• Max Stotter, president of Peninsular Smelting - 640 Chicago.
• Cash W. Talbot, president, Talbot Lumber & Coal - 873 W. Boston.
• Stuart Wells Utley, president, Detroit Steel Casting Co, - 1964 Edison
• William J. White, paint color card manufacturer - 1966 W. Boston.
• Leonard A. Young, founder of L.A. Young Spring & Wire Co - 918 W. Boston.

Business Owners and Financiers 

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• John Ballantyne, president of Merchants National Bank of Detroit and treasurer of Dodge Bros. - 2275 Chicago.
• Sidney Barthwell, Barthwell Drugs - 2035 W. Boston.
• Frank W. Blair, president of Union Trust (commissioned the Guardian Building) - 1716 W. Boston.
• Clarence M. Burton, president, Burton Abstract & Title Co., and donator of the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library - 121 W. Boston.
• Harry A. Eberline, financial manager, Crowley Brothers dry goods - 888 Chicago.
• Frank W. & Lillian Engle, management executive - 675 W. Boston.
• Charles A. Finsterwald, president, C.A. Finsterwald, wholesale carpets - 1239 Chicago (now demolished).
• Herman Finsterwald, president, Finsterwald Furniture Company - 2265 W. Boston and 1239 Chicago (now demolished).
• Osman E. Fisher, Fisher Wallpaper Company - 2027 Edison.
• Elbert H. Fowler, president of Commercial State Savings Bank - 899 Edison.
• Sam Gruber, co-owner of the London Chop House - 885 W. Boston.
• Wolf Himelhoch, founder of Himelhoch's Department Store - 929 W. Boston.
• Stanley Hong, restaurateur and owner of the Mannia Cafe - 961 W. Boston.
• Ernst Kern, Kern's Department Store; Kern Block - 121 Edison.
• Otto Kern, Kern's Department Store; Kern Block - 1244 W. Boston & 736 Chicago.
• Edward C. Kinsel, Kinsel Drugstore - 1st 24-hour drugstore - 130 Chicago.
• James W. Knox, publicist - 112 Edison.
• Edwin O. Krentler, president of Detroit Mutual Fire Insurance Co. - 2295 Chicago.
• Sebastian S. Kresge, founder of S.S. Kresge (now K-Mart) - 70 W. Boston.
• Ivan Ludington, president of Ludington News Co. - 101 Longfellow.
• Gilbert Edison Miller, jeweler, president Square Deal Miller Inc. - 948 Edison & 2205 Chicago.
• Charles W. Munz, furniture, vaudeville and film theaters - 610 Chicago.
• Michael E. O'Brien, general manager, Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange - 2244 Edison.
• John J. Ramsey, president, Detroit Life Insurance - 843 Longfellow.
• Louis Robinson, of Robinson Furniture - 2522 Chicago.
• Joseph A. Roe, manager of Crane Co - 630 W. Boston.
• Meyer Rosenbaum, president and founder of Meyer Jewlers - 675 W. Boston.
• Robert M. Ryan, agency manager, Equitable Life Insurance Society - 1999 W Boston.
• Fred W. Sanders, founder of Sanders Ice Cream -1937 W. Boston.
• Benjamin Siegel, women's clothier - 150 W. Boston.
• Eugene Siegel, women's clothier - 51 W. Boston.
• Jacob Siegel, women's clothier - 51 W. Boston.
• Joseph Siegel, women's clothier - 610 W. Boston.
• James C. Stinson, president, Stinson Funeral Homes - 2340 Edison.
• Carl B. Tuttle, vice president and treasurer, S.S. Kresge Co. - 859 Longfellow.
• Charles H. Stevenson, author, lawyer, and hotelier - 61 Edison.
• Frank C. Teal, founder of Frank Teal Co, electrical distributors - 872 W. Boston.
• Joseph B. Thompson, founder, Thompson Funeral Home - 2007 W. Boston.
• Andrew Jay Weatherwax, president of Central distributing - 1419 Edison.
• Edward Wagner, founder of Wagner Bakery / Wonder Bread - 1496 W. Boston.
• John Wagner, founder of Wagner Bakery / Wonder Bread - 859 W. Boston.
• Richard Wagner, Wagner Bakery / Wonder Bread - 1970 Chicago.
• Alexander F. Walker, co-owner of Walker Brothers Catering - 1549 Longfellow.
• J. B. Webber, of Hudson's Department Store and Hudson-Webber - 1239 Chicago (now demolished).
• J. L. Webber, of Hudson's Department Store and Hudson-Webber - 1477 Edison.
• R. Roy Williams, president, S.S. Kresge Co. - 1261 Chicago.

Architects, Scientists & Engineers 

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• Clarence E. Day, architect, principal at Harley, Ellington, & Day - 2235 Edison.
• Harold Slaight Ellington, architect, president of Harley & Ellington- 2050 Longfellow.
• Elijah Mark Houghton, M.D., physician and pharmacologist; director of production of diphtheria antitoxin - 680 Longfellow.
• Nathan Johnson, architect - 803 W. Boston.
• Ralph Lee, builder - 2215 Chicago.
• William G. Malcomson, architect - 61 Edison.
• Richard H. Marr, architect - 1186 Edison.
• Emil C. Pokorny, builder - 849 Edison.
• William Pitt Putnam, chemical engineer, president Detroit Testing Laboratory - 1419 Edison.
• Hartley Rowe, engineer - 875 Edison.
• Charles J. Vogel, architect - 2310 Edison.
• Nat Weinberg, director, UAW Research Department - 2426 Longfellow.

Politicians and Public Servants 

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• John N. Anhut, state senator and founder of Anhut Motor Car - 100 Longfellow.
• Hon. Trudy DunCombe Archer, Judge, 36th District Court, First Lady of Detroit - 1642 Longfellow.
• Edward L. Baker, Postmaster General of Detroit - 1930 Chicago & 803 W. Boston.
• Martin L. Bass, honorary Liberian consul - 826 Edison.
• Hon. Arthur M. Bowman, Judge, 3rd Circuit Court - 1966 W. Boston.
• Ulysses Boykin, Black Republican leader - 1676 Chicago.
• Hon. Vincent M. Brennan, Judge, 3rd Circuit court and U.S. Congressman - 627 Edison and 2266 W. Boston.
• Henry Butzel, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court - 101 Edison.
• Sherman D. Calender, Judge, 3rd Circuit court and state legislator - 831 Edison.
• William B. Campbell, member of the Michigan legislature - 1485 Edison.
• Arthur Cartwright, member of the Michigan state house and senate - 1540 W. Boston.
• Edward Command, judge, probate court - 625 Edison.
• Thomas M. Cotter, Judge, Recorder's Court - 2031 Longfellow.
• James Couzens, Detroit Police Commissioner, Mayor from 1919-1922, and U.S. Senator - 610 Longfellow.
• Frank Couzens, Mayor of Detroit, 1933-1938; son of James Couzens - 2000 W. Boston and 610 Longfellow.
• David H. Crowley, Michigan Attorney General - 2234 & 2235 Longfellow.
• Hon. Charles C. Diggs, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives - 2522 W. Boston.
• Charles S. Farmer, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge - 2075 W. Boston.
• Dorothy D. Grundstein, Political activist and Democratic Party official - 826 Longfellow.
• Hon. Ira W. Jayne, Judge, 3rd Circuit Court & member of the National Board of the NAACP - 1416 Chicago.
• Harry F. Kelly, Governor of Michigan & Michigan Supreme Court justice - 2465 Chicago.
• Franz C. Kuhn, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court - 112 Edison.
• Esther Lamarr, head, Detroit Commission on Children and Youth - 2030 W. Boston.
• Arthur F. Lederle, Judge, US District Court - 1258 Edison.
• Sen. Carl Levin, U.S. Senator - 2055 W. Boston.
• Hon. Sander Levin, U.S. House of Representatives - 2055 W. Boston.
• Conrad Mallett Sr., chair, Wayne County Board of Commissioners - 2035 W. Boston.
• Conrad Mallett Jr., chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court - 2035 W. Boston.
• Hon. Joseph A. Moynihan, Judge, 3rd Circuit Court - 1432 Longfellow & 2525 Chicago.
• Truman Newberry, businessman and Senator - original platter of Boston Boulevard subdivision.
• Hon. George D. O'Brien, U.S. House of Representatives - 2475 W. Boston.
• Patrick H. O'Brien, Circuit Judge, Michigan Attorney General - 2225 Edison.
• Hon. Joseph G. Rashid, Judge, 3rd Circuit Court - 1726 W. Boston.
• George M. Read, Probate judge, secretary-general of War Crimes Commission at Nuremberg - 1175 Chicago (now demolished).
• Jessie P. Slaton, Common Pleas Judge - 1232 W. Boston.
• Hobart Taylor, Jr., Asst. Wayne Co. Prosecutor - 675 & 2265 W. Boston.
• Paul Voorhies, Wayne County prosecuting attorney, state Attorney General, and president of the Kresge Foundation - 1180 Longfellow (now demolished).
• Leon M. Wallace, Assistant Administrator, Veteran's Affairs - 2491 Longfellow
• Arthur Webster, Judge, 3rd Circuit Court - 1466 Longfellow.
• Clarence E. Wilcox, corporation counsel, Detroit - 1616 Chicago.

Sports Figures 

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• Walter O. Briggs, Detroit Tigers owner when Briggs stadium was built (and president of Briggs Mfg.) - 700 W. Boston.
• Ty Cobb, Tigers center-fielder - 800 Atkinson (just south of Boston-Edison).
• Bela de Tuscan, fencing master - 700 Longfellow
• Joanna de Tuscan, 1936 Olympic fencing team captain - 700 Longfellow.
• Walter Dukes, All-star center for the Detroit Pistons, 1957-1963 - 1980 Chicago
• Harry Heilmann, Tigers right-fielder, 1914 and 1916-1929 - 2225 Edison.
• Willie Horton, Tigers left-fielder, 1963-1977 - 112 Edison.
• Clarence E. "King" Lehr, founder of the Detroit Racing Association - 1472 Longfellow.
• Joe Louis, Heavyweight Champion of the World - 1683 Edison.
• Frank Navin, Detroit Tigers owner (Navin Field) - 36 Longfellow.
• John Roxborough, Joe Louis's manager and philanthropist - 2080 W. Boston.
• Robert Shepherd, president of the Detroit Tigers - 700 W. Boston.
• George Slaton, boxing trainer for Joe Louis - 1232 W. Boston.
• Paul "Dizzy" Trout, radio announcer and Tigers ballplayer - 2024 Edison.
• Ty Tyson, first radio announcer for the Tigers - 758 Atkinson (just south of Boston-Edison).

Religious Leaders 

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• Rabbi Morris Adler, of Congregation Shaare Zedek - 2062 Edison.
• Rev. A. A. Banks, minister at Second Baptist Church and Michigan Civil Rights Commissioner - 2340 Chicago.
• Rev. Robert L. Bradby Jr., pastor of the Greater King Solomon Baptist Church and president of the Detroit NAACP - 2060 Longfellow.
• Rev. Henry Hitt Crane, minister of the Central Methodist Church - 671 Edison.
• Frank W. Creighton, Episcopal Bishop of Michigan - 1925 Chicago.
• Rabbi Leo M. Franklin, of Temple Beth El, 1899-1941 - 26 Edison.
• Rev. Samuel N. Hancock, founder of the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith International, Inc.
• William A. Hilliard, Bishop of the AME Zion Church - 690 Chicago.
• Benjamin F. Holme, superintendent of the Methodist Union of Greater Detroit - 703 Edison.
• Philbert X. Little, Muslim minister and brother of Malcolm X - 2081 Chicago
• James L. Lofton, Reverend, Church of Our Prayer (with 500 voice gospel choir) - 800 Chicago.
• John Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam - 2274 Chicago.
• Rev. Tracy Pullman, minister of the First Unitarian-Universalist Church - 834 Edison.
• Marshall R. Reed, Methodist Bishop of Detroit - 2224 W. Boston.
• Rev. Joseph L. Roberts Sr., pastor of Bethel AME Church - 641 Edison
• Rev. Joseph L. Roberts Jr., pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta - 641 Edison
• Carlyle F. Stewart, founding pastor of People's Community Church - 1959 W. Boston.
• Roy Ewing Vale, Presbyterian minster and moderator, 156th General Assembly - 101 Longfellow.
• David Wilkus, president of Temple Beth El - 2214 Chicago & 2435 W. Boston.

Musicians, Producers, and Entertainers 

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• Brace Beemer, the voice of The Lone Ranger - 1725 Chicago.
• Clara Clemens, mezzo soprano and daughter of Mark Twain (married to Ossip Gabrilowitsch) - 611 W. Boston.
• Celeste Cole, concert soprano, the first Black Aida, and founder of the Celeste Cole Opera Workshop - 693 Edison.
• Joan Freeman, concert pianist - 2499 Longfellow.
• "Frantic" Ernie Durham, radio deejay - 1228 W. Boston.
• Ossip Gabrilowitsch, conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 1918-1936 and responsible for Orchestra Hall (married to Clara Clemens) - 611 W. Boston .
• Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records - 918 W. Boston .
• David Alan Grier, actor and comedian - 2200 W. Boston.
• Elmer W. Grinnell, (son of Ira) of Grinnell Brothers music - 1101 Chicago.
• Ira L. Grinnell, president, Grinnell Brothers music (and Grinnell Electric Auto Co.) - 650 W. Boston.
• David M. Izdal, managing director, Fox Theatre - 1494 Edison.
• Mischa Kottler, concert pianist - 853 Chicago.
• Guy T. Nunn, radio announcer for the UAW - 858 Edison.
• Howard O. Pierce, secretary and studio manager, Kunsky-Trendle Boradcasting (WXYZ) - 1630 Edison.
• Ilya Schkolnik, concertmaster, Detroit Symphony Orchestra - 1225 W Boston (now demolished).
• Lloyd Storey, tap dance teacher - 908 Edison.
• Shirley Walker, member of the Fascinations - 1924 Edison.
• Richard A. Whiting, composer of popular music from 1900-1935 - 2418 Edison.
• Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, bandleader, songwriter, and R&B artist - 2317 Edison.
• Ed Wingate, owner, Ric-Tic and Golden World Records (bought by Motown) - 2307 Edison.

Attorneys & Real Estate Dealers 

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• Lula E. Bachman, prominent attorney and president of the National Association of Women Lawyers - 803 Longfellow & 1130 W. Boston.
• Isadore A. Berger, attorney and photographer - 2244 Edison.
• Clarence J. Boldt, realtor and insurer - 2315 Longfellow.
• Joseph Dumouchelle, art and antiques auctioneer - 111 Longfellow.
• Frank H. Goddard, general contractor who built Ford House on Edison Avenue - 751 W. Boston.
• Nathaniel H. Goldstick, chief corporation counsel, city of Detroit - 2434 Longfellow & 2542 West Boston.
• Frank D. Hovey, president of Frank D. Hovey Realty - 63 Longfellow.
• Oscar C. Hull, president of the Michigan Bar, state representative - 915 Longfellow.
• Loren G. Keenan, federal prosecutor and husband of Margo Lynne Romney, Mitt Romney's sister - 2001 Edison
• Henry M. Kelly, lawyer - 2465 Chicago.
• Paul H. King, bankruptcy lawyer - 1497 W. Boston.
• Edward A. Loveley, real estate developer, VP, Stormfeltz-Loveley Co. - 803 W. Boston.
• Anthony Maiullo, attorney - 151 Edison, 858 W. Boston, & 52 Chicago.
• Axel E. Michelson, president, Michelson Building Company - 943 W. Boston.
• Nels Michelson, president, Michelson Land & Home Company - 918 W. Boston.
• Walter C. Piper, Realtor and president of National Assn. of Real Estate Boards - 693 Edison & 121 Longfellow.
• Eugene Sloman, real estate - 155 Chicago.
• Robert Sloman, attorney (nephew of Eugene Sloman) - 1529 W. Boston.
• Harry A. Stormfeltz, real estate developer, president, Stormfeltz-Loveley Co. - 803 W. Boston.
• Edward W. Voigt, real estate and other businesses - original platter of the Voigt Park subdivision.
• David Wilkus, real estate; and president of Temple Beth El - 2435 W. Boston.

Artists, Writers, & Publishers 

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• William E. Anderman, publisher, Detroit Times - 2325 Longfellow.
• Ernest Harrison Barnes, contemporary painter and instructor at the Universty of Michigan - 676 W. Chicago.
• Malcolm W. Bingay, editorial director of Detroit Free Press - 1732 Longfellow.
• Anne Campbell, official Detroit News poet
• William Channing Boyton, editor, Automotive Daily News, Detroit Medical Journal, Detroit Free Press - 121 W. Boston.
• Alfred R. W. de Jonge, editor, Detroit Free Press - 1666 W. Boston
• Vincent Giuliano, founder, Italian Tribune - 1930 Chicago & 803 W. Boston.
• William H. Grier, psychiatrist and author - 2200 W. Boston.
• Vivian D. McLaughlin, photographer and business owner - 1238 Atkinson.
• Helene Rother, first woman automobile designer and stained glass artist - 101 Chicago.
• Corinne Finsterwald Rowe, artist - 1239 Chicago.
• Delmar Driscoe Spellman, photographer - 713 Edison.
• George W. Stark, Detroit News columnist and Detroit Historical Society president - 1950 Longfellow & 2067 W. Boston.