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  Greektown Merchant's Association
Greektown began in the 1880s when immigrants from the Peloponnesos area in southern mainland Greece settled in Detroit.
Greektown was reduced to one block after surrounding buildings, including the Greek Orthodox Church, were torn down to provide sites for downtown parking and institutional buildings.
The Greektown historic district is one of the last surviving Victorian-era commercial streetscapes in downtown Detroit.
www.visitgreektown.com /history.html   (416 words)

  
 Greektown a flavorful mix of old and new - baltimoresun.com
Greektown prices have averaged $64,029 since the beginning of this year.
Greektown was settled during the early 20th century by mostly working-class, European immigrants, among them Irish, Italians, Poles and Ukrainians.
The Greektown development group is leading an effort to renovate 20 homes, the first of which was completed recently.
www.baltimoresun.com /community/guide/bal-re.greektown20jun20,0,5675525.story?coll=bal-relocation-storyutil   (696 words)

  
 Metromix. Saganaki strip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
True, the closest thing to an Olympic flame in Greektown is the endless series of saganaki dishes emerging from the restaurant kitchens, but at least it's nearby.
Greektown's most theatrical restaurant is outsized in every way, from the large dining rooms done in sky-blue tones with faux-stone wall finishes to the flourishes the waiters add to their saganaki presentations (no other staff yells, "Opaa!" quite so passionately).
This Greektown patriarch claims to have invented saganaki, and this is still the place to get it, if you like the cheese toasted just right and neither over-brandied (which produces impressive flames but a bitter aftertaste) nor over-lemoned (in which case, that's all you taste).
metromix.chicagotribune.com /dining/mmx-040813-greek-town-chicago,0,2433010.story?coll=mmx-dining_top_heds   (1313 words)

  
 Greektown turns artsy 06/02/05
Detroit's Greektown already bustles as it is. But for one weekend around early June every year, the art and culture vibe of Detroit's most recognizable neighborhood is considerably amplified.
So it is tomorrow through Sunday when the 15th annual Greektown Arts Festival turns Monroe, Beaubien and the surrounding streets of Greektown into a haven of fine art, international music and palate-pleasing food.
To the immediate east of Greektown is the shiny new Campus Martius, with its eye-catching flowers, not to mention a boom of new bars and restaurants complementing the existing legends.
www.goanddomichigan.com /stories/060205/mor_greektown001.shtml   (930 words)

  
 Greektown bets on more parking - 02/13/05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When Annette Taylor visits Greektown, the senior citizen uses the valet parking service because she finds the gambling hall's parking facilities are beyond walking distance.
Greektown, like Detroit's other casinos, is awaiting a court decision that would permit construction of permanent casino/hotel/entertainment centers on other property.
Greektown was the last of the three casinos to open in Detroit.
www.detnews.com /2005/business/0502/13/B01-87646.htm   (778 words)

  
 NAJA : News : PR Newswire Releases : Construction Begins on Permanent Greektown Casino
They watched as heavy construction equipment began demolishing the aging parking garage and apartment building that currently occupy the land at Monroe and I-375 where the new casino garage and hotel are being built.
Greektown Casino continues to set the gaming standard in Michigan and remains the industry's leader in implementing technology to improve guest service.
Greektown is home to the city's first and largest live poker room, and was the first
www.naja.com /news/prnewswire/200606091530   (456 words)

  
 Greektown Tangled in Red Tap
The $765 million MGM permanent facility, the only one being built from the ground up, broke ground earlier this year and is expected to open in early 2008.
"Greektown still expects to open its permanent facility by 2008, but is almost certain to trail its competitors.
Greektown has never caught up, remaining a distant third among the three casinos in gambling revenue.
www.casinocitytimes.com /news/article.cfm?contentId=158796   (324 words)

  
 MotorCityRocks.com: Profile of Greektown
Greektown has served as the ethnic retailing district for more than 140 years.
Greektown is home to over 20 great restaurants (ranging from fine dining to authentic Greek fare), pastry shops and the Greektown Casino.
The Second Baptist Church of Detroit is one of the notable structures in Greektown.
www.motorcityrocks.com /greek.htm   (208 words)

  
 Greektown Historic District
The traditional center of Detroit's Greek community, the Greektown historic district is one of the last surviving Victorian-era commercial streetscapes in downtown Detroit.
The area that today is known as Greektown was first developed by German immigrants as a residential community in the 1830s.
By the 1920s, Greektown was becoming primarily commercial; most of the Greek immigrants moved out of the area, but their restaurants, coffee houses, boutiques, and small groceries remained.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/detroit/d12.htm   (293 words)

  
 Greektown, Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Greektown is a neighborhood in the Near West Side of the American city of Chicago, Illinois.
Greektown is made up mostly of bars and restaurants located roughly between Van Buren and Madison Streets, along Halsted Street and just west of the Loop.
Greektown is easily accessible via public transportation by riding the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line to the UIC-Halsted station.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Greektown,_Chicago   (175 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Greektown Casino plans $200 million expansion at current Detroit site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
DETROIT (AP) — Greektown Casino officials plan a $200 million expansion and 400-room hotel at their current downtown site and are dropping a plan to build a new complex at a different site.
Greektown Casino plans to break ground in February, open the parking garage in June 2007 and the hotel in January 2008.
Greektown reported revenues of $319 million in 2004, while MGM Grand had $433 million and MotorCity had $436 million.
www.usatoday.com /travel/hotels/2005-09-13-greektown-casino_x.htm?csp=34   (316 words)

  
 Greektown Community Development Corp.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As a lifelong resident of Baltimore’s Greektown, John E. Gavrilis was not happy to watch the community’s decline.
It was the pride shown by Greektown residents, businesses, property owners and visitors that inspired him.
The Greektown CDC began in 2001 with about $500 in grants and private donations.
www.mddailyrecord.com /innovator/2003greektown.html   (418 words)

  
 The Maneater - Greektown to assess student security   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Greektown residents soon will have an opportunity to voice their concerns about campus safety and offer suggestions in an online survey.
The survey is being distributed by the Greektown Safety Committee to better understand how safe Greek students feel in the area and what the committee needs to focus its efforts on, Missouri Students Association Vice President Cheryl Tomes said.
Tomes said these goals include creating a Greektown “neighborhood watch,” which will be created either once a semester or once a year, a yearly safety awareness presentation at each chapter by MU police officers and possibly implementing cadet patrolling that would assist police maintain safety in Greektown.
www.themaneater.com /article.php?id=22048   (599 words)

  
 Neighborhoods in Detroit, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wayne County Courthouse, (which used to be located in the Wayne County Building), was the place where Mae West was once a defendant on a charge of public indecency.
It is particularly busy on Saturdays, when farmers tend to bring in their poultry and livestock, along with fresh produce, for sale.
Greektown is located less than half a mile (0.8 km) from the Renaissance Center in the downtown area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greektown,_Detroit   (2626 words)

  
 Greektown (Vancouver) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greektown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is an area in the Kitsilano neighborhood which was historically an enclave of Greek immigrants and their descendants.
By 2005 this Greek identity has waned considerably, and the primary remnants of Greektown are St.
In 2005, Vancouver Greektown's famous Greek Day returned between MacDonald and Blenheim on West Broadway for festivities; it had been since 1988 when the last Greek Day was allowed to transpire.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greektown,_Vancouver   (578 words)

  
 MGCB - PUBLIC INVESTIGATIVE HEARING FOR GREEKTOWN CASINO, LLC
Greektown Casino, LLC, is an applicant for one of three authorized casino licenses in Detroit.
The purpose of this portion of the Public Investigative Hearing is for Board members to consider and vote on the eligibility, suitability and qualifications of Greektown Casino, LLC, for licensure.
Opportunity for public testimony and comment regarding the eligibility, suitability and qualification of Greektown Casino, LLC, for licensure under state law was previously provided at prior public sessions of the Public Investigative Hearing.
www.michigan.gov /mgcb/0,1607,7-120-1399_7922-15553--,00.html   (302 words)

  
 State Gaming Regulators Approve Permanent Greektown Casino Financing Package
Construction of the permanent Greektown Casino resort, which will include a 400-room hotel and 3,500-space attached parking garage, is scheduled to begin in February 2006, pending final property acquisitions and zoning approvals from the City of Detroit.
Once the development is complete, total investment in the project will be about $475 million -- $275 million already invested in the current casino and $200 million more to construct the hotel, parking garage, spa, 1,500-seat theater, convention space, and other amenities.
Greektown is home to the city's first and largest live poker room, and was the first Detroit casino to implement coinless slot machines and Ticket-in, Ticket-out redemption stations -- keeping the casino on the cutting edge of gaming entertainment and customer service technologies.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-15-2005/0004217123&EDATE=   (700 words)

  
 Online Casino News.com - All The Gambling, Sports and Casino News for the Internet Gambler
Greektown Casino ahs become the first Detroit market casino to open a poker room.
Greektown Casino Chief Operating Officer Sal Semola said, “We are constantly seeking ways to enhance the gaming experience for our guests.
Greektown Casino is located at 555 E. Lafayette, a six-lane road that is a direct exit off I-375, a block from the Casino’s main entrance.
www.onlinecasinonews.com /ocnv2_1/article/Article.asp?id=631   (280 words)

  
 Greektown
A Modern Relic, Detroit's Greektown District is the last reminder of bygone days.
Many of the charming establishments were bought out and replaced by flashy and trendy stores and boutiques.
Still, a scent of the old Greektown has lingered and it remains the only consistently vibrant night life and street life area in downtown Detroit.
detroityes.com /rise/23greektown.htm   (141 words)

  
 Greektown Casino - Casino City
Greektown Casino is a Native American Casino in Detroit, Michigan and is open daily 24 hours.
News Brief: The era of pouring tokens into slot machines at the Greektown Casino has been over for some time, but gamblers clinging to the metal pieces have until 11:59 p.m.
News Brief: Greektown Casino received final approval Tuesday for its permanent $200 million casino/hotel/entertainment complex.
greektown.casinocity.com   (255 words)

  
 Cash and Politics
Through years of disappointments and setbacks, despite all the rejections and delays, the Greektown developers worked with a single idea in mind -- that a casino operator's license would allow them to unite their scattered and sometimes ailing Detroit enterprises into one unified cash machine.
Arthur Blackwell II, the former chairman of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, is another Greektown investor.
He notes that he's supported a casino for Greektown ever since voters approved two casino preferences, one for the Greektown plan and one for the Atwater Entertainment group, a couple of years ago.
www.metrotimes.com /news/stories/news/18/09/casino.html   (1272 words)

  
 Greektown Merchant's Association (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Greektown is beloved throughout Michigan as one of Detroit’s most happening neighborhoods.
Many, in fact, consider Greektown to be “Detroit’s Downtown.” Most of the neighborhood winds through Monroe Street, an interesting collection of restaurants, lounges and shops.
The Greektown Merchants Association is a group of business owners dedicated to enhancing the Greektown experience.
www.visitgreektown.com.cob-web.org:8888 /about.html   (165 words)

  
 Information for Players at the Greektown Temporary casino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Greektown Casino is owned and operated by the Greektown Casino, L.L.C., comprised of the Sault Ste.
Greektown Casino occupies two floors of Greektown's Trapper's Alley and has a Mediterranean theme.
For additional dining entertainment, a great thing about the Greektown Casino location is the availability of the Greektown District's restaurants.
www.michigangaming.com /Players/PL-GreekCas.html   (377 words)

  
 Michigan Gaming: Detroit Casinos - Greektown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If you are interested in contracting with Greektown Casino L.L.C., you may need to file an application for a supplier's license with the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
Trapper's Alley (Greektown Casino has created a total entertainment destination by building the Greektown Casino in and around the established Greektown District).
The Greektown casino complex goal is to employ 50% Detroit residents for the first year of operation, 60% after two years of operation, 70% after five years, and 75% after seven years of operation.
www.michigangaming.com /Greektown.html   (405 words)

  
 Greektown Casino Workers Ratify First Contract - April 2002 Solidarity
About 1,700 members of the Detroit Casino Council, who are employed at the Greektown Casino in Detroit, ratified their first contract March 5.
The contract covers about 900 UAW members, including about 600 dealers, 180 cage cashiers, and the rest, who are slot technicians, pit clerks and in other classifications.
The other 800 Greektown Casino workers included in this agreement are members of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Operating Engineers and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters.
www.uaw.org /solidarity/02/0402/union04.html   (358 words)

  
 Michigan gaming: detroit Casinos - greektown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 Greektown Casino - Greektown District
The historic Greektown district has been Detroit's favorite place to gather for generations.
Nestled in the heart of the historic Greektown district, Greektown Casino has some of the best dining and entertainment in Detroit.
And by using your CLUB Greektown card every time you play, you can receive comps to many local restaurants.
www.greektowncasino.com /dining/greektown.htm   (255 words)

  
 Greektown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Greektown is small Greek merchant community concentrated in downtown Detroit.
It was established at the turn of the century by immigrant families.
It is also only a few blocks from where Frederick Douglass and John Brown met over one hundred years ago.
living-library.com /FreedomTour/Greektown.html   (161 words)

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