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The Detroit Historical Society (DHS) was founded in December 1921 with prominent Detroit historian Clarence M. Burton, its first president. Initially, a literary society bent on studying and discussing Detroit history, its direction changed in 1927 when under the leadership of one of the DHS directors, J. Bell Moran, the Society founded the ...
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 ...
Millington-Arbela Historical Society; Montmorency County Historical Society; Muskegon County Historical Society; Nashville Michigan Historical Society; Negaunee Historical Society; New Baltimore Historical Society; Newton Township Historical Society; North Berrien Historical Society; Northville Historical Society; Norwegian Lutheran Church ...
Now the Detroit Historical Museum is bringing back a little bit of that Christmas magic with a pop-up exhibit celebrating Hudson's at Christmas, including Hudson's Christmas mascot, Santa Bear.
The Detroit Historical Society has teamed with The Hustle to amplify Black-owned businesses with two upcoming panel discussions, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Beginning in the 1980s, for the first time in its history, Detroit was a majority-black city. [185] This drastic racial demographic change resulted in more than a change in neighborhood appearance. It had political, social, and economic effects as well. In 1974, Detroit elected its first black mayor, Coleman Young. [186]
Historic photos of Michigan Central Station show heyday of old Detroit train depot. The new train station. In 1866, an African American engineer began working for the Michigan Central Railroad. ...
The Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District, also known as Merchant's Row, is a mixed-use retail, commercial, and residential district in downtown Detroit, Michigan, located between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park Historic District at 1201 through 1449 Woodward Avenue (two blocks between State Street to Clifford Street) and 1400 through 1456 Woodward Avenue (one block between Grand ...