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Gerhard Heilmann (later sometimes spelt "Heilman" [1]) (25 June 1859 – 26 March 1946) was a Danish artist and paleontologist who created artistic depictions of Archaeopteryx, Proavis and other early bird relatives apart from writing the 1926 book The Origin of Birds, [2] a pioneering and influential account of bird evolution. Heilmann lacked ...
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
The first movie theater in Detroit, the Casino, was opened on Monroe Avenue in 1906 by John H. Kunsky. [7] It was reputedly the second movie theatre in the world, [7] and it propelled Kunsky to a 20-theatre empire worth $7 million in 1929. [7] Later in 1906, Detroit's second movie theatre, the Bijou, opened literally two doors down from the ...
In 2015, Selden Standard was named the Detroit Free Press Restaurant of the Year.This week, the New American restaurant has made national news, cementing its decade-long reputation as one of the ...
The Von Bondies [569] Leon Ware [570] Don Was [571] Dinah Washington [572] Keith Washington [573] We Came as Romans [574] Mary Wells [575] Kim Weston [576] Jack White [577] The White Stripes [578] Margaret Whiting [579] Brandi Williams [580] Jackie Wilson [581] Joyce Vincent Wilson [582] Mary Wilson [583] The Winans family [584] Marv Won [585 ...
An East African eatery in Detroit, longtime family owned Seattle pho shops and a Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques in Washington, D.C., are among the dozens of finalists for this ...
The bar area at Adelina, a new restaurant in downtown Detroit opening Thursday. At first, the restaurant will be open for dinner and eventually add lunch and will offer brunch on weekends.