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In 1929, the old structures were demolished and a new store was erected at 1048 Woodward Avenue that was 49.3 m (162 ft) high and contained ten floors. [2] In 1957, the family decided to sell Ernst Kern Co., by then Detroit's third-largest department store, to Sattler's Inc. of Buffalo, New York. Following numerous corporate problems and ...
Founded in Detroit in 1931 by John J. Ross, Detrola became a brand of affordable radios in the midst of the Great Depression. [2] They may well have been the world's most prolific manufacturer of private brand radios for department stores and small retailers, likely building sets under more than 100 different brand names.
The J. L. Hudson Company (commonly known simply as Hudson's) was an upscale retail department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan.Hudson's flagship store, on Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit (demolished October 24, 1998), [1] was the tallest department store in the world in 1961, [2] and, at one time, claimed to be the second-largest department store, after Macy's, in the United States ...
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A tribute to Detroit's role in pioneering the mass production of automobiles. The D Commonly used shorthand for Detroit, especially in modern music and media. The 313 Named after Detroit's area code, 313, this nickname symbolizes local pride and has been popularized in media such as the film 8 Mile (2002). [5] D-Town
Google Maps is available as a mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. The first mobile version of Google Maps (then known as Google Local for Mobile) was launched in beta in November 2005 for mobile platforms supporting J2ME. [191] [192] [193] It was released as Google Maps for Mobile in 2006. [194]
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 ...
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 26th-most populous city in ...