Steinmetz's relationship with his grandchildren and their friends was beautiful. His own curisity and enthusiasm were such that he met theirs as if there were no dividing line. He participated in the children's life as if he were one of them. He always stopped work to answer each question, to consider each problem. He never considered these interruptions. When tired, time with them relaxed him. To him, their needs were paramount.
Steinmetz in his 1914 Detroit Electric, along with the grandchildren Midge, Billy and Joe, and his adopted son, Joseph Hayden.
The Hayden-Steinmetz family in the parlor of their Wendell Avenue home. At the left is Corinne (Mrs. Hayden). To Steinmetz, however, she was Mother. On her lap is William (Billy), then Steinmetz (Daddy), followed by Joe. Next is Joseph LeRoy Hayden (Father) with Marjory (Midge) on his lap.
The Elizabethan style building was home for Steinmetz and his adopted family.
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