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Michigan Central Station’s renovation: Before-and-after photos show dramatic change Take a look through our photo gallery of historic images for a rare look inside the depot that has become a ...
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 the ...
In 1931, The Detroit News made history when it bought a three-place Pitcairn PCA-2 auto-gyro as a camera aircraft that could take off and land in restricted places and semi-hover for photos. It was the ancestor of today's well-known news helicopter. [4] In 1935 a single Lockheed Model 9 Orion was purchased and modified by Lockheed as a news ...
The Detroit News, Harris, ... WDIV Click on Detroit, Trump falsely claims Harris campaign ‘faked’ Detroit rally photos, Aug. 12, 2024. Chuck Callesto’s X post, Aug. 10, 2024.
October 21, 1975. The Fisher Building is a landmark skyscraper located at 3011 West Grand Boulevard in the heart of the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. The ornate 30-story building, completed in 1928, is one of the major works of architect Albert Kahn, and is designed in an Art Deco style, faced with limestone, granite, and several types ...
Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan.Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit, which had been shuttered after a major fire on December 26, 1913, forcing the still unfinished station into early service.
The Renaissance Center, commonly known as the RenCen, is a complex of seven connected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. The Renaissance Center complex is on the Detroit International Riverfront and is owned and used by General Motors as its world headquarters. The central tower has been the tallest building in Michigan ...
Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [ 1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes.