Editing Hamtramck, Michigan (section)

==Economy==
[[General Motors]]' [[Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly]] plant, one of the automaker's premiere facilities, produced the [[Chevrolet Volt]], the [[Cadillac CT6]], the [[Chevrolet Impala]] and the [[Buick Lacrosse]]; it was closed in March 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/09/25/chevy-volt-production-will-add-550-new-jobs-in-detroit-says-gm|title=Chevy Volt production will add 550 new jobs in Detroit, says GM|work=Autoblog|date=25 September 2008 }}</ref> and retooled as Factory ZERO to build the upcoming [[GMC Hummer EV]].

In April 2009, [[American Axle]] announced that it planned to close its plant at the Hamtramck/Detroit border, thus eliminating several hundred jobs in the area. As of February 2014, most of the 1.9 million-square-foot former facility has been demolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehamtramckreview.com/american-axle-says-it-will-close-down-last-remaining-plant/ |title=American Axle says it will close down last remaining plant |publisher=Hamtramck Review |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2014/02/photos_american_axle_manufactu.html |title=American Axle Manufacturing Detroit Axle Plant in Hamtramck reduced to rubble |date=23 February 2014 |publisher=MLive |access-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref>

The Polish Art Center, at 9539 Joseph Campau Street, is a local institution in Hamtramck. The center promotes the preservation of Polish heritage through its display of cultural artifacts, often exhibited at festivals, schools and libraries. The center also hosts lectures, book signings, workshops, folk-art demonstrations, and [[Egg decorating in Slavic culture|pisanki]]-making classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polartcenter.com/AboutUs.asp|title=Polish Art Center - About Us|work=polartcenter.com |access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref>

The Ukrainian American Archives & Museum of Detroit is located at 9630 Joseph Campau Ave.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ukrainianmuseumdetroit.org/new-page |title=Visit — Ukrainian American Archives & Museum |website=www.ukrainianmuseumdetroit.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412224136/https://www.ukrainianmuseumdetroit.org/new-page |archive-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> It was formerly at 11756 Charest Street. The Museum's purpose is "to educate and inform the general public about the culture, art, and history of Ukrainians, their immigration to the United States and the contributions of Americans of Ukrainian descent to America; to engage in research in these areas; to maintain archives for the deposit of documents and other records relating to these topics; to acquire, preserve, exhibit artifacts of artistic, historical, and scientific value relating to these subjects; to sponsor public programs in order to study and preserve the heritage of [[Ukrainian Americans]]."<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrainianmuseumdetroit.org/home.html|title=Welcome to the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum of Detroit|work=Ukrainianmuseumdetroit.org|access-date=September 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909012159/http://www.ukrainianmuseumdetroit.org/home.html|archive-date=September 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For more than 85 years, Kowalski Sausage Co. has manufactured meat products at 2270 Holbrook Street, which are distributed in the metropolitan Detroit area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kowality.com/category-s/181.htm |title=The Kowalski Story |website=www.kowality.com |access-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211165525/http://www.kowality.com/story.asp |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Notwithstanding the statement in the credits that it was filmed "in Detroit, Michigan", the 1998 Indie film ''[[Polish Wedding]]'' was filmed mainly in Hamtramck, particularly at a house on Wyandotte Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119910/|title=Polish Wedding (1998)|date=July 17, 1998|work=IMDb}}</ref> Theresa Connelly, who wrote and directed the film, had spent her childhood in Hamtramck.

[[File:HamtramckPostOffice Michigan.jpg|thumb|left|Hamtramck Post Office]]
In December 2010, citing general budget woes and the city of Detroit withholding a portion of shared revenue for the Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly plant straddling the border of both cities, Hamtramck requested that the State of Michigan allow it to declare [[bankruptcy]]. The request was denied.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/us/28city.html Michigan Town Is Left Pleading for Bankruptcy], by Monica Davey | ''[[The New York Times]]'', published December 27, 2010</ref> Receivership was avoided when a deal was struck between the city and Detroit which required Detroit to pay $3.2 million in collected taxes to Hamtramck in exchange for Hamtramck paying Detroit nearly the same amount for a water and sewage bill that was in [[arrears]].<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704050204576218843580945066 Hamtramck, Neighboring Detroit Settle Tax Dispute], by Kate Linebaugh |''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', published March 23, 2011</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Hamtramck Post Office at 2933 Caniff Street.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120718075702/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/36326?p=1&s=MI&service_name=post_office&z=Hamtramck Post Office Location - HAMTRAMCK]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on April 17, 2009.</ref> The post office annex is located at 14600 Dequindre Street in the City of Detroit.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120729091406/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/67139?p=1&s=MI&service_name=post_office&z=Hamtramck Post Office Location - HAMTRAMCK ANNEX]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on April 17, 2009.</ref>