Eldred Metty and brothers



This is a photo taken in the 1940's or 1950's of my dad, Eldred Metty, with his brothers Clare and Thorald, along with his brothers-in-law Joe Labadie (Madonna Metty), Jerry Graham (Beata Metty), and Fritz Kramer (Caritas Metty). They bring to my mind images of the Purple Gang, active in the Detroit area in the 1920's. Ironically, my grandfather, Dosotheus Metty (Metay) was almost a victim of the Purple Gang. My grandfather had a thriving dry cleaning business in Detroit and the Purple Gang attempted to extort protection money from him. When he refused to pay, they bombed the family home ~~ only they got the wrong house. Unfortunately, a house about three doors from the Metty home was bombed instead. Thankfully, I never heard of any injuries.

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