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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 ...
At 982 acres (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha), Belle Isle Park was the largest city island park (prior to its transfer to the State of Michigan as a state park) and is larger than Central Park in New York City, also designed by Olmsted. Detroit's River Rouge Park is 1,172 acres (1.831 sq mi; 474 ha). Prior to Belle Isle becoming a state park, the city's ...
Metro Detroit is gearing up for a weekend filled with outdoor adventures, including a winter park, Fire & Ice Festival and the Rink at Campus Martius. Fire & Ice festival to feature giant bonfire ...
A downtown Detroit tradition is returning for yet another year. Starting Saturday, Nov. 18, The Rink at Campus Martius will be open for visitors to lace up their skates and hop on the ice once again.
These early structures were located throughout the city block owned by the company, and included a sheet metal works, boiler shop, forge, machine shop, and the Dry Dock Hotel. [5] The Detroit Dry Dock Company began shipbuilding in the same area as early as 1852. Their earlier dry docks, including Dry Dock No. 1, no longer exist. [5]
December kicks off in metro Detroit with lots of festive activities, including the return of a beloved, art-filled Detroit holiday celebration. Noel Night, ice sculptures, giant teddy bear: 5 ...
Radarsat image of ice streams, including the Möller, flowing into the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Möller Ice Stream ( 82°20′S 63°30′W / 82.333°S 63.500°W / -82.333; -63.500 ) is an Antarctic ice stream that drains an area of 66,000 square kilometres (25,000 sq mi) of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet as it flows north-northeast ...
In 1981, the City of Detroit purchased the site from Uniroyal for $5 million and then spent another $3.6 million to demolish structures and clear the site. [4]The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization, helped raise funds for the International Riverfront project. [1]