History: Detroitisit

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.

George Plimpton PLIMPTON FOOTBALL. PHOTO DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

George Plimpton, The Story of the Detroit Lions’ Famous Last-String 1960’s Quarterback

The 1930 Bank Run Hit Detroit Hard. Find Out How Hard 1

The 1930 Bank Run Hit Detroit Hard. Find Out How Hard

Tobacco Industry

Tobacco Industry in Detroit? The 1980s Had It!

John Shire in Corktown

John Shire and Detroit’s Bone Shakers