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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 ...
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Aerial photo of Detroit taken around 1932. After the 1928 presidential campaign of Catholic Al Smith, the Democrats mobilize large number of Polish and other Catholic ethnics to make their comeback. Although the election for mayor was nonpartisan, the Democrats rallied behind Judge Frank Murphy, who served as mayor 1930–33.
Take a look through our photo gallery of historic images for a rare look inside the depot that has become a symbol of revival in Detroit. Historic photos: Newly renovated train depot photos:
1930 Detroit-Windsor Tunnel construction completed. Detroit's electric streetcar systems peaks in size with 30 lines stretching over 534 miles. Population: 1,568,662. 1932: Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Act was passed.
According to the Social Security Administration, the most popular baby names of the 1920s were “taken from a universe that includes 11,372,808 male births and 12,402,235 female births.”
October 24 - Joseph Boyer, businessman who moved the Burroughs Adding Machine Company from St. Louis to Detroit, in Detroit [27] December 8 - Julius Rolshoven, painter and Detroit native, at age 72 at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City [28] December 20 - Gerrit J. Diekema, U.S. Congressman (1885-1891), at age 71 at The Hague, Netherlands [29]