In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Martha Rotter asks the question:
“What happened to Chamberlain Bakery and their sour rye bread recipe?”
The short answer
The Chamberlain Bakery was opened in 1924 by Lithuanian baker and owner Stanley Vasilauskis. It was located on a residential street in Southwest Detroit.
The bakery was owned by family members over the years, until about 1980, when Werner Lehmann purchased it. In 2002, the company Alexander & Hornung purchased the bakery. It was closed between 2008–2009.
A nostalgic walk through Chamberlain Street
On Detroit’s Chamberlain Street, people would wake up to the aroma of freshly baked sour rye bread from the Chamberlain Bakery…