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A sixth main street, Fort, wanders downriver from the center of the city. After Detroit rebuilt in the early 19th century, a thriving community soon sprang up, and by the Civil War, over 45,000 people were living in the city, [5] primarily spread along Jefferson Avenue to the east and Fort Street to the west. As in many major American cities ...
The Detroit Historical Society (DHS) was founded in December 1921 with prominent Detroit historian Clarence M. Burton, its first president. Initially, a literary society bent on studying and discussing Detroit history, its direction changed in 1927 when under the leadership of one of the DHS directors, J. Bell Moran, the Society founded the ...
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 ...
The Cultural Center Historic District is a historic district located in Detroit, Michigan, which includes the Art Center (or Cultural Center): the Detroit Public Library Main Branch, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
Holiday Inn Express Detroit - Downtown: Hotel 1965 Modern: 17 Stands at the site of "219 Michigan Avenue", one of Detroit's first high-rise skyscrapers. 305 Michigan Avenue Gabriel Richard Building: offices 1915 Chicago school: 10 Offices for the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Michigan Avenue: 1114 Washington Boulevard Westin Book Cadillac ...
Taleila Cooper, 35, and Ethan Clemons, 36, both of Detroit share a kiss while taking a selfie in front of the Tiger statue in downtown Detroit during the Detroit Tigers' Opening Day at Comerica ...
The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would allow both the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society to ask voters ...
The Randolph Street Commercial Buildings Historic District is a historic district located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, which includes six buildings [2] along Randolph Street between Monroe and Macomb streets (1208–1244 Randolph Street).