Former Wyandotte Resident Lucille Ball's Dress Sells For $168K

A dress worn by former Wyandotte resident Lucille Ball sold for $168,000 at an auction held on Sunday and Monday, according to the Associated Press.

The Hollywood memorabilia auction was held in Los Angeles, CA. Other items sold were a cane used by Charlie Chaplin, which sold for $420,000, and a jacket worn by Steve McQueen, which sold for $720,000.

Lucy was about 1 year old when her family moved to Wyandotte. It's believed they relocated here so her father, an electrician, could take a job with the Bell Co. as a telephone lineman. The phone company was in a hiring boom for that position and paid $5 a day.

The family lived at 126 Biddle. In 1928, however, the U.S. Postal Service changed the addresses on Biddle. The property address is now 3738 Biddle.