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It records the history of the Detroit area including the cobblestone streets, 19th Century stores, auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th Century, and more. [8] In 2023, the Museum began hosting Black History Month events. [9] The goal of the event was to inform the public about the accomplishments of Detroit's black ...
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Michigan Science Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit are also located in the Art Center area. Substantial residential areas, including the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and late-19th century homes to the east of the Detroit Institute of Art. These neighborhoods ...
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.
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 ...
Automobile wealth led to a boom in downtown Detroit business, and the construction of a collection of early-20th-century skyscrapers. The most notable of these is the Art Deco National Historic Landmark Guardian Building (1928), but numerous other significant office buildings such as the Vinton Building (1916), the Barlum Tower (1927), and the ...
A map of holiday lights showcase some ... of planning and a full week to set up. ... with a sit-in infinity snow globe at Beacon Park in downtown Detroit that is free and will be open to the ...
The Grand Circus Park Historic District contains the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Grand Circus Park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial district. It is bisected by Woodward Avenue, four blocks north of Campus Martius Park , and is roughly bounded by Clifford, John R. and Adams Streets.
One Man Army, by Aryz, depicts four identical working-class figures on an exterior wall of 1431 Farmer St. in downtown Detroit, Thursday, April 18, 2024. This mural was planned by Detroit’s ...