Everyone knows how cool Hamtramck is these days, even Hollywood. But then again Tinsletown has known that for a while.
Excerpt:
Drew Barrymore is coming to Hamtramck to film a movie.
So what else is new?
Actually,
Hollywood stars don’t make it to these parts very often, but they do
come here. Major stars like Gene Hackman, Al Pacino and even Eminem
have graced the streets of Hamtramck.
This city has a long history of Hollywood connections going back to the 1930s.
Read the rest of The Citizen story about Hamtramck’s long relationship with Hollywood
here and how “Whip It!” is filming in Hamtown this week
here.