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On the dog walk we ran into a bit of Detroit Cold War military history! This abandoned tower was part of a radar installation that worked with the Nike missile system that used to be housed on Belle Isle from the 1950s to the 1970s. The Nike system fell out of favor when we started using Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles or ICBMs. They could go up to a hundred miles. The facility was located south of Blue Heron Lagoon on Belle Isle, but it’s long gone now. There’s no placard or marker but maybe there should be. Detroit was and would be critical to a war effort and needed to be defended. There were a number of Nike sites around the region, including at City Airport, in Utica, Auburn Hills, Wyandotte, Union Lake, Franklin, Romulus and River Rouge among others in the state. #IgersDetroit #ColdWar #Radar #Military #Abandoned #313 #DailyDetroit #Skyline #SceneFromDetroit #DepictTheD #History
Was running errands today and ran into this piece called Detroit Phoenix - it’s by @a.l.wrk and you’ll find it in Michigan Avenue just east of Livernois. #StreetArt #DailyDetroit #SouthwestDetroit #IgersDetroit #313 #Art #Mural #Orange #Red #Sun
Thanks to the team including Engineer Randy who helped in various ways to get the new Daily Detroit website up and live last night while people were sleeping. #DailyDetroit #PodcastersOfInstagram #podcast
We love highlighting local content creators, and it turns out a podcast all about Daft Punk is from right here in Metro Detroit. It's called "Alive 2021." And yes, your host is a big Daft Punk fan, so I just had to talk with them. And glad I did. It's in your Daily Detroit podcast feeds now. P.S.: Yes, I went absurd with the Photoshop and the podcast cover art. It’s the weekend and it’s time to have some fun. #DaftPunk #PodcastersOfInstagram #Hamtramck #DailyDetroit #Alive #frenchhousemusic #igersdetroit #scenefromdetroit #photoshop #313 #ElectronicMusic
Did the thing. Please consider doing the thing, too. Especially my fellow Detroit city residents. Was in and out of TCF center in 45 minutes. Thinking of my colleague and friends who are fighting COVID right now. #Vaccine #COVID19 #IgersDetroit #ScenefromDetroit #DailyDetroit #313 #GetYourDamnVaccine #CasesAreUp166PercentInTheCity #FriendsAreFightingIt #ListenToTodaysPodcastWithDrPaulThomasWeTalkAboutAllOfIt
This is gonna sound silly but I almost lost my mind smiling when I saw this development. It’s at Alter and Kercheval in Detroit. One, it’s an old storefront block that’s been rehabbed back to use. Two, my parents before they had me lived across the street in the old apartment building. Three, as a kid, I never saw this place this vibrant. Even as a young adult. So running errands around town I had to stop and take a picture. I had seen some progress but with the lights on it’s something else. When I’m vaccinated I’m going to get back to how I normally get stories, which is showing up at random places I’m interested in and saying hello. That Detroit side of the GP border - between this, POST, Jefferson Chalmers - it’s getting real momentum. Lots of people thought I was crazy for thinking it could, but I’ll be.... it finally is. Looks like there’s a coffee shop and an elevator services company here. If you have info on these spaces or what’s up DM or leave it in the comments. -J
Apple and Google maps don’t have a name for this park and it doesn’t have a sign, but I’ve been coming here occasionally for more than 30 years because it’s a great quiet place to enjoy the river. It’s really wonderful for the sunrise. Each season it presents a whole new look. The buds of spring. The lush green of summer on the trees. The vibrant colors of fall. The clear serenity of winter. I took my junior studio dog to go paw around - she loves adventures. She also got snacks the whole way. I won’t tag the exact location so you can try and find it yourself - and if you do you can appreciate how great it is for reflection. Please if you find this one, it’s tucked in a neighborhood. Be peaceful, leave only footsteps and take only photos and memories. #IgersDetroit #DailyDetroit #trees #313 #scenefromdetroit #river
It’s stunning to see what happens under your feet in front of your face. #tree #fallentree #dailydetroit #riverbank #igersdetroit #macombcounty #wood #nature #spring
Had dinner on Belle Isle and watched the sunset on this #313Day. Spring is coming. #DailyDetroit #Sunset #Skyline #igersdetroit #scenefromdetroit
This piece by Marcia Wood called “Standing Together” was made in 1980. I wonder what all it has seen on this corner of Washington a block south from Grand Circus Park. It’s odd for me to see a building behind it, not because it was an empty lot before, but I remember the massive, 15 story old grand Statler Hotel that used to rise be there. I remember the sheer scale of that thing, which dwarfed the apartments going in there now. In its day the Statler was the most luxurious hotel in town. There later and I rode this - was a streetcar that ran when I was a kid from about here down Washington, turn at Jefferson and to near the Renaissance Center at Mariner’s Church. Those are long gone and a couple of years ago I covered their auction out of storage. My dad painted offices; and we’d dash from place to place. It’s why I walk fast now. One wonders with a different set of circumstances and priorities if that old hotel could have been a series of apartments, surely more than what’s being built. But I’m also sure the people who move in will have a fine time. The city is still beautiful. I just hope they learn the history of the ground they stay on. The Statler was built in 1915 and came down in 2005, after sitting vacant for three decades - and I often have to remind myself the city I knew was gone before many who now hang out and live downtown were even aware of anything other than their middle school homework. If you wanna know what was there to check out @historicdetroit and their website. Search for “Statler.” -Jer #PublicArt #Development #IgersDetroit #SceneFromDetroit #DailyDetroit #Modern #Statue
I know International Women’s Day is almost over (the podcast and reporting stories takes precedence as that’s the work - this is the extra), but wanted to take a minute and thank someone in my family for being an inspiration. This is Olga Madar in 1966. She’s at the Detroit Golf Club and this is the year she joined the International Executive Board of the UAW. A few years later in 1970, she’d become the first woman Vice President of the United Auto Workers. She’s also my great aunt. In my middle and teen years, she was someone who taught me the importance of civic life and your local community. In her career that started in the 1930s she tirelessly fought for better working conditions; she helped integrate the union who wasn’t at the time all about equal treatment for white and other workers. She testified before Congress for the ERA - the Equal Rights Amendment - something that’s still debated today. She was key to starting the Metroparks system. For a project running next month I recently had a conversation with Fmr. Senator Carl Levin and he remembered her impact, too. So here’s a story. For years, I’ve signed my emails, “Carry On,” meaning to keep doing the good work you’re doing. I did this without knowing that she,in much of her correspondence, did the same thing until I started digging through her papers and records I’ve been able to find. This original photo hangs in my podcast studio as a reminder of her work ethic and commitment to the community... and of inspiration. I sometimes wonder when thinking about a project or a story - what would Olga do? #internationalwomensday #history #Detroit #IgersDetroit #ScenefromDetroit #313 #golf

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