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Hamtramck Fire Department. Hamtramck (/ h æ m ˈ t r æ m ɪ k / ham-TRAM-ik) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides.
Bay City Town Center (formerly Bay City Mall until 2017) is an enclosed shopping mall in Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan, just outside the city of Bay City, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1991, the mall features Dunham's Sports , Marshalls , Ollie's Bargain Outlet , and PetSmart , with vacancies previously occupied by Younkers ...
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 ...
By 1920, the population of Hamtramck had boomed to 48,000, an increase of over 13 times in ten years. The increase in population meant an increase in housing and commercial space, and in 1922 Hamtramck incorporated as a city. Most of the stores along the main shopping street, Joseph Campau, opened in the 1920s. [3]
"Poletown" proper is the section immediately south of Hamtramck within the city of Detroit, but at one time had a strong and vibrant Polish neighborhood. Hamtramck itself has become highly diverse and there is still a small Polish-speaking minority. Polish bakeries and restaurants there are particularly popular, especially around Fat Tuesday.
The first leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour consisted of 53 shows that served as a love story to local economies. As of August, the tour has grossed around $689 million, according to Pollstar -- but...
The arrival of Joseph, Oreus and as many as 15,000 other immigrants from Haiti over roughly the last three years has reshaped this city of 58,000, offering some promise of economic revival along ...
The Bay City Times Building, 311 Fifth Street. A two-story masonry commercial structure erected in 1907–08 and designed by Albert Kahn. First Shearer Block/McCormick Block, 101–107 Center Avenue. This three-story building, built in 1866, was the first three-story business block constructed in Bay City. Simmons Jewelers, 208 Center Avenue.