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Detrola Silvertone 6402 (1937) radio, made of Bakelite. The Detrola Radio & Television Corporation was an American manufacturer of radios. [1] Founded in Detroit in 1931 by John J. Ross, Detrola became a brand of affordable radios in the midst of the Great Depression. [2]
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
Pages in category "Manufacturing companies based in Detroit" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Music has been the dominant feature of Detroit's nightlife since the late 1940s.The metropolitan area boasts two of the top live music venues in the United States. The Pine Knob Music Theatre (formerly DTE Energy Music Theatre), which was the most attended summer venue in the United States in 2005 for the fifteenth consecutive year, while the closed Palace of Auburn Hills ranked twelfth ...
The building is located on the east side of Detroit on Gratiot Avenue near Belle Isle, Downtown Detroit, and Eastern Market. In 1934, the company was known as Cross & Peters Company. That same year, Peter and Cross launched their first and only brand of potato chips: Better Made. At the time, there were 31 potato chip companies in the City of ...
The role of Detroit, Michigan, and in literature has been significantly discussed, including in academic works. [1] [2] [3] The city and its suburbs, is the setting for a number of novels and short story collections, [4] including: Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Voyage au bout de la nuit, 1932 (Journey to the End of the Night, 1934)
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 ...
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 ...