The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

Detroit in Black and White: A Mob Expert Talks About Sinatra's Visits with the Detroit Mafia and the Restaurants They Visited

May 06, 2023 Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit
The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit
Detroit in Black and White: A Mob Expert Talks About Sinatra's Visits with the Detroit Mafia and the Restaurants They Visited
Show Notes

Adolph Mongo, host of the podcast, "Detroit in Black and White," and his co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel, talk with Detroit mob expert Scott Burnstein, who is also an author and filmmaker.

Burnstein talks about Frank Sinatra's trips to Detroit and who he hung out with. He also talks about the Detroit mob today and about the relationship it had back in the day with Detroit's Black gangsters. 

Tammy Daniels, head of the Detroit Land Bank Authority, also appears on the show.