Detroit history

The talk about blight and crumbling buildings in the city of Detroit can easily drown out another fact: The city is home to some stunning buildings that…

When the French built Fort Pontchartrain on the banks of the Detroit River in 1701, there was a very big reason why: fur.The trappers who brought their…

Detroit turns 313 years old next week. The Detroit Historical Society is celebrating with a week's worth of programming beginning tomorrow. July 24th…

For months, we’ve been embroiled in Detroit’s bankruptcy and attempts to save what there is worth saving.It is hard to pick up any national publication…

Why is it that one product will resonate with a group of consumers, while a similar one just can't quite catch on?It's the sort of dilemma you can imagine…

I flew to Florida early last month, and while in the air re-read from cover to cover the one indispensable book that explains as nothing else what really…

Detroit’s historic Brewster-Douglass housing projects will finally come all the way down sometime this spring.The final stage of the ongoing demolition…

A few centuries ago it was not uncommon to hear Detroit referred to as "The Paris of the Midwest."Just look at the history of Detroit and you can see that…

As Michigan cities age and populations shrink, some say that demolishing abandoned buildings is essential to reviving these cities and stabilizing…

Wheelhouse Detroit, a bike shop right next to the Renaissance Center, puts on all sorts of guided bike tours through the city — tours of churches, urban…