Sanders Confectionery
Author: Greg Tasker
Sanders was once as much a part of Detroit’s streetscape as the Big Three, Hudson’s, and Coney Islands. More than just an ice-cream and candy shop, this Detroit icon, served a fountain of memories for generations. Detroiters stood two and three deep behind lunch counters for tuna or egg salad sandwiches, devil’s food buttercream “bumpy” cake, hot fudge sundaes, and Sanders’ signature dessert—hot fudge cream puffs. As Detroit boomed, so did Sanders. At its peak, the company boasted more than 50 stores, with its products available in as many as 200 supermarkets. Fred Sanders opened his first shop in Chicago, but a series of misfortunes forced him to relocate to Detroit, where he began selling his confections on Woodward Avenue. Business grew steadily, and by the early 1900s, he had opened several shops along Woodward and elsewhere in Detroit.
128 pages
Sanders was once as much a part of Detroit’s streetscape as the Big Three, Hudson’s, and Coney Islands. More than just an ice-cream and candy shop, this Detroit icon, served a fountain of memories for generations. Detroiters stood two and three deep behind lunch counters for tuna or egg salad sandwiches, devil’s food buttercream “bumpy” cake, hot fudge sundaes, and Sanders’ signature dessert—hot fudge cream puffs. As Detroit boomed, so did Sanders. At its peak, the company boasted more than 50 stores, with its products available in as many as 200 supermarkets. Fred Sanders opened his first shop in Chicago, but a series of misfortunes forced him to relocate to Detroit, where he began selling his confections on Woodward Avenue. Business grew steadily, and by the early 1900s, he had opened several shops along Woodward and elsewhere in Detroit.
128 pages
