History: Detroitisit

THE FORT WAYNE BARRACKS, 1934. PHOTO FROM THE HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY

Detroit’s Fort Wayne Long History

LOCKDOWN // A WORKER WEARS A PROTOTYPE OF A 3D-PRINTED MEDICAL FACE SHIELD PRINTED AT FORD’S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CENTER. PHOTO FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Nearly a Year of Lockdown: Detroit’s History of Stepping Up in Times of Crisis

BILLIE HOLIDAY. PHOTO FROM UBÉ BOTIJO ON FLICKR

Billie Holiday and Her Many Detroit Performances

migration // Detroit skyline // history

Migration has Been a Thorn in the Historical Story of Detroit’s Black Population

The Eight Mile Wall

Heard of The Eight Mile Wall? Unearthing its History of Segregation in Detroit

THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIRGROUNDS IN DETROIT AS SEEN ON AN OLD POSTCARD. PHOTO COURTESY OF DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Before Amazon Moves in, Check Out the History of Detroit’s Michigan State Fairgrounds Site

THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM. PHOTO DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Long History of Belle Isle’s Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Anna Gordy Gaye

Anna Gordy Gaye: What Really Took Place at Hitsville U.S.A.