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The current Hamtramck City Hall is a former hospital building. In 1927, the Hamtramck Municipal Hospital, housed in a Georgian Revival building, opened. The mayor of Hamtramck asked the Sisters of Saint Francis to operate the hospital. In 1931, the religious order began leasing the hospital from the city government for $1 per year.
Amer Ghalib is an American politician serving as the Democratic mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, since November 3, 2021. He is the first Arab American and Muslim to serve as mayor of Hamtramck. He is a social conservative and endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.
Kathy was appointed as the Interim City Manager on July 11, 2017, [11] in a meeting that involved much yelling and disagreement between council members. Her appointment was a point of contention on the Hamtramck Council. On August 7, 2018, in the primary election, a City Charter Amendment [12] was adopted, changing the way the City Manager is ...
The 223-page suit was filed against the city, Mayor Amer Ghalib and city councilmen on behalf of two former city commissioners with the Human Relations Commission, Russ Gordon and former Hamtramck ...
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib, center, and Hamtramck City Manager Max Garbarino, left, speaks with people following a ceremony for the renaming of Holbrook Street in Hamtramck to Palestine Avenue on ...
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By 1920, the population of Hamtramck had boomed to 48,000, an increase of over 13 times in ten years. The increase in population meant an increase in housing and commercial space, and in 1922 Hamtramck incorporated as a city. Most of the stores along the main shopping street, Joseph Campau, opened in the 1920s. [3]
"Poletown" proper is the section immediately south of Hamtramck within the city of Detroit, but at one time had a strong and vibrant Polish neighborhood. Hamtramck itself has become highly diverse and there is still a small Polish-speaking minority. Polish bakeries and restaurants there are particularly popular, especially around Fat Tuesday.