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Stories of Detroit’s amazing past.
Hudson’s was a name at the center of Detroit life for decades. And their flagship store on Woodward loomed over downtown until it was demolished in 1998. I remember that day because I worked it for …
How This Beautiful Old Hudson’s Elevator Came Back To LifeRead More
What can the past teach us about what we’re dealing with today? Our conversation today is with Tim Kiska, host and creator of the Detroit History Podcast. They recently put out a great special …
How The Reaction To Today’s Pandemic Compares To One A Century AgoRead More
On today's show, we go to the Two Way Inn to talk about celebrating the 198th birthday this weekend of Colonel Philetus Norris. The civil war veteran who fought on the Union side built a place now …
Celebrate The 198th Birthday Of A Colonel Plus 4 Things To Know Around DetroitRead More
L. Brooks Patterson, who died Saturday at age 80 at his home in Independence Township, was one of the Detroit area's most consequential and controversial figures in local politics. To some, he …
L. Brooks Patterson Was A Complicated Man Who Reflected A Conflicted RegionRead More
Baker's Keyboard Lounge and, more recently, the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms are famed venues for jazz in Detroit. But another venue played a huge role in that scene for decades: the …
Behind The Effort To Save Legendary Detroit Jazz Hot Spot The Blue Bird InnRead More
Detroit's had a long journey since it was founded as a frontier outpost by the French. There's been a lot of books about more recent Detroit history. Think 1900 forward. But not so many that look …
Previewing “Detroit: Engine Of America” With Author R.J. KingRead More
A piece of history is up for sale. The former Ford Motor Company Sales and Service Building that was part of the Highland Park Ford Plant is for sale according to a DBusiness report. The Sales and …
REPORT: Old Ford Highland Park Sales & Service Building Up For SaleRead More
Detroit played an important role in World War II. As the "Arsenal of Democracy," automakers and their suppliers were refitted to build the machinery to win the war. It also was a busy time for the …
Learn The Atomic Secret Of This Downtown Detroit BuildingRead More
Paul Riser has played trombone, wrote songs and arranged music with some of the biggest names in popular music. As a member of the fabled "Funk Brothers," the mostly anonymous house band for Motown …
Developers on Monday took the wraps off the redeveloped Metropolitan Building, which will re-open soon as the 110-room Element Hotel by Westin after four decades of abandonment. As Dan Austin of …
I traveled to Los Angeles recently to cover the auto show and got to stay in a hotel in a familiar-looking building. You might recognize it from movies like “Strange Days,” “True Lies” or …
A Tour Inside The RenCen’s Little Brother, L.A.’s Westin Bonaventure HotelRead More
The big news around Detroit today is the groundbreaking on the Monroe Block. That's the two-block site adjacent to Campus Martius where Dan Gilbert and Bedrock plan an $830 million development to add …
Fans of Detroit watering holes of yore, take note: A documentary about the legendary Lindell AC sports bar makes its TV debut Thursday night on Detroit Public Television. It’s called “Meet Me At …
Documentary On Legendary Detroit Bar, The Lindell AC, Airs ThursdayRead More
Crews were on the scene today making repairs at two long-blighted properties owned by the Ilitch family on Cass Avenue in Detroit. Monday was the deadline to fix code violations at the former Hotel …
We're getting back to our boozy roots with this Daily Detroit Happy Hour conversation with barchaeologist Mickey Lyons. She's the talent author behind a recent Hour Detroit piece, "Dry Times: …
PODCAST: Detroit Bar & Prohibition History With Mickey LyonsRead More
The Grande Ballroom is one of the most hallowed spaces in Detroit music history. It has been home to jazz, big band, rock. It was a center of Detroit's counterculture movement. It also is a gem of …
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The city of Detroit is rife with nods and tributes to ghosts of its past, legendary and sometimes infamous individuals who have helped shape the city for hundreds of years. Names like Woodward, Lodge, …
The Best Mayor In Detroit’s History And “Idol of the People” Deserves More RecognitionRead More
For 85 years, Sanders did business at this location on Woodward Avenue - 1529 Woodward, just south of Grand Circus Park. That's until the December of 1982, when, according to newspaper reports, it …
Renovation Project On Woodward In Downtown Detroit Reveals Old Sanders SignRead More
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PODCAST: The History Of Henry The Hatter And Its Future With Paul WassermanRead More
There has been a lot of work done on the Palmer Park Log Cabin. So much in fact that the People for Palmer Park want to invite people to a special grand opening concert celebration this Saturday. …
Get A Sneak Peek Of The Restoration Of The Historic Palmer Park Log Cabin This SaturdayRead More
Detroit has a long history of misfits, creatives, gadflies, rabble rousers, and people who are wonderfully outside of the social "norm." One of the many places in the city that was defined by the …
When you drive down Gratiot Avenue in Roseville, there's a monument just past Frazho road that would be very easy to miss. After all, it's painted green - the same as the surrounding bushes. An …
The Story Of Michigan’s Almost Forgotten First Commercial Airport, Packard FieldRead More
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Belle Isle Conservancy are looking to restore a historic shelter on the island and say they're in need of your help. There is currently a …
The Campaign Is On To Restore Newsboy Shelter On Belle Isle From 1911Read More
A four-part series focusing on Detroit's heyday is coming to CNN in 2018. "Detroit 1963: Once in a Great City" is the working title and will be produced by Anthony Bourdain and Lydia Tenaglia. Per …
Anthony Bourdain Producing New Four-Part CNN Series Focusing On DetroitRead More
At first when you walk up to these relics from a time when Fords rolled out of a plant on Woodward and Highland Park was the model of American success, you might not believe your …
The Fascinating Story Behind Highland Park’s Almost Forgotten Pedestrian TunnelsRead More
The home of US civil rights icon Rosa Parks - rebuilt in Berlin by an artist - drew hundreds of people out to see it Saturday, the first time it was put on view. The project, the idea of US artist …
Hundreds Of People Turn Out To See Rosa Parks Home Rebuilt In BerlinRead More
Imagine a 1930s police car with a ridiculously sized horn on top, politely but firmly giving orders on Detroit's streets. Well, that was Detroit's "Voice of Safety," or their talking police car …
Retro Motor City: Check Out Detroit’s Talking Police Car From 1936Read More
Although Martin Luther King day is today - January 16, 2017 - we're going to step back in history, to June, 1963. Before the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" …
Sometimes, you can't help it. You're in the party store or in an aisle at Meijer, and you see it. The yellow bag. The red stripes. And if you're a Detroiter or a Detroiter at heart, the maid on the …
10 Tasty Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Better Made Potato ChipsRead More
