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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 ...
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more.
From left, suits worn by Mayor Mike Duggan, Mayor Coleman Young, Mayor Dennis Archer and Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. during the Hustle exhibition at Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit on Wednesday ...
A more than 100 year old Detroit bread company that stopped delivering to local retails stores has resumed delivery this weekend to some stores. Well-known bakery Oakwood Bakery resumes delivery ...
Detroit Historical Museum celebrates City of Champions Day with free admissions, podcasts and sports artifacts. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
In 1856, the Ferry Seed Company was founded in Detroit; the company established a large farm at the corner of East Ferry and Woodward to grow the seeds that were sold nationwide. [3] [note 1] In the mid-1880s, then-owner D. M. Ferry platted the farm into residential lots along East Ferry Avenue. [4]
For the first time in the Detroit Historical Museum's nearly 100-year history, a father and a son are being featured in two separate but adjacent exhibits.
The Cass Park Historic District is a historic district in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, consisting of 25 buildings along the streets of Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd, surrounding Cass Park. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 [1] and designated a city of Detroit historic district in 2016. [3]