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The story is told from a first-person point-of-view, but here the narrator addresses herself in the third-person. The first section opens: “This girl (myself) is walking through Branden’s, that excellent store.” [3] The year is 1968. The sixteen-year-old girl (unnamed) lives with her parents in an exclusive housing division outside of ...
Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story is a 2015 non-fiction book discussing the history of the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan, that was published by Simon & Schuster, focusing on the period between late 1962 to early 1964.
The Detroit series sets out "to tell the story of America in the twentieth century through the microcosm of Detroit, the one city whose history mirrors precisely the history of the United States of America".
The Census Bureau's annual population estimates shows that Detroit's population increased by more than 1,800 residents last year. ... Detroit is a vibrant and growing city again, we’ve known ...
For more than 35 years, Michigan Central Station has lain dormant, towering above Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood as a harsh and stoic reminder of the city’s economic pain. The 18-story ...
Metro Detroit is facing a dangerous heat wave next week, with temperatures in the 90s and over 100 degrees possible. Temperatures will drop to the mid-70s overnight, offering little relief from ...
Angry demands and threats were made at the Wilson family, harassing them to move out. Again, the Detroit police officers rarely did anything to help, choosing instead to sit in their cars nearby despite the constant harassment of the Wilsons. [154] The summer of 1967 saw five days of riots in Detroit.
Detropia is a 2012 American documentary film, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, about the city of Detroit, Michigan. [1] It focuses on the decline of the economy of Detroit due to long-term changes in the automobile industry, and the effects that the decline has had on the city's residents and infrastructure.