April 20, 1909: The World’s First Mile of Concrete Highway
Paving Woodward Avenue in 1909, photo courtesy Woodward Avenue Action Association On April 20, 1909,construction of the world’s first mile of concrete highway was begun in Detroit. The Histor…
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Pure Detroit
Cadillac Motor Company. Founded in Detroit in 1902.
Downtown Detroit's Deco glory | HISTORY Photo Gallery
The Detroit Shop | Somerset Collection | 2800 W. Big Beaver Road | Troy, MI 48084 | Gallery
The Detroit Shop :: Detorit is like rock and roll. it's like soul. Detroit is like the whole idea of cool. If you have to explain it to someone, they probably won't understand. You have to see it. Live it.Be It. That's when Detroit starts to move you. Somerset Collection, 2800 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48084
Belle Isle Covered Bridge - Inside - Belle Isle, Detroit
© Brian Callahan 2010 All rights reserved. Please View On Black This wooden bridge spans a pond on the now closed and fenced off golf course on Belle Isle in the Detroit River. Charming, but like most attractions on Belle Isle, in a bit of disrepair. To get close photos of this one needs to go under, over or through the fence. The grass has not been cut for several years. Bug repellent is advised in warm weather, I lost about a pint of blood to the ravenous mosquitos in there.
Detroit floods Campus Martius to celebrate the end of World War I in 1918. That's the Majestic Building at left; the old Detroit Opera House at right; & you can see Hudson's in the back there as we look up Woodward Ave. The only thing that still remains in this shot is the venerable Soldiers & Sailors Monument (Photo from the Burton Historical Collection). - photo via HistoricDetroit.com on fb
'Ghost signs' expose Detroit's faded history
Razing of blighted buildings has exposed advertising gems of the past.
Detroit's street names honor early leaders - Michigan History - The Detroit News
Trolley cars, automobiles and pedestrians clog Woodward Avenue at Monroe in 1917. Monroe Avenue was named for President James Monroe. Local history and legend is seen all over the map...
Detroit Boat Club
Detroit | Michigan For the series, "A Brighter Detroit" Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle (re)built in 1902. Oldest rowing club in the US. First concrete structure built in the US.
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woodward dream cruise
1982.144.915 - Print, Photographic
1982.144.915
Daughter
Photograph of Betty Ford with Daughter, Susan Ford