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Detroit, as seen from Windsor, Canada. The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. This list includes notable people who were born, have lived, or worked in and around Detroit as well as its metropolitan area.
As of January 1, 2016, under the terms of the City of Detroit's municipal bankruptcy the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) was created with a $50 million annual lease agreement to the City of Detroit for 40 years, while the DWSD bifurcated to focus its services specifically on the water and sewer customers within only the city of Detroit. [2]
The Charles C. Trowbridge House is located at 1380 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is the oldest documented building in the city of Detroit; [ 3 ] it was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 [ 2 ] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Scott was left a sizable fortune by his father who invested in Detroit real estate. [2] According to contemporaries, Scott gambled and told off-color stories. He was described by twentieth-century author W. Hawkins Ferry as a "vindictive, scurrilous misanthrope" [3] who attempted to intimidate his business competitors and when this was unsuccessful, he filed suit.
May 1 - Jack Adams, coach (1927-1947) and manager (1927-1962) of the Detroit Red Wings who discovered and signed 16-year-old Gordie Howe, at age 73 from a heart attack at his office in Detroit [25] October 28 - Wilber M. Brucker, Governor of Michigan (1931-1933) and United States Secretary of the Army (1955-1961), at age 74 in Detroit
A few months ago, the Detroit Water Ice Factory got a call from the Tigers, asking if we’d be interested in selling our delicious water ice at Comerica. Meetings were arranged. Samplings were held.
In 1833, Trowbridge became an alderman of the city of Detroit, [1] and briefly served as Mayor during the cholera epidemic of 1834, resigning his position soon after. [2] In 1837, he ran as the Whig candidate for governor of Michigan, and was defeated by Stevens T. Mason. This was the last time he ran for public office.
In concept, the album is set to be the curtain call for the Detroit native's alter ego. The Detroit Free Press headline that read, "Slim Shady Made Lasting Impressions," is the latest move by the ...