Interactive map offers new perspective on age of Detroit’s houses, buildings
The map is so precise and detailed that you can zoom in on each parcel and collect information such as owner, year built, assessment value, tax status and size.
Portraits of Another Time: Collecting vivid memories of Detroit’s past
Do you have a vivid memory of a neighborhood or street in Detroit where you grew up? Or maybe you have fond memories of a theater, church or corner store.
Will historic Detroit Police HQ find new life? Building evacuated, deemed unsanitary
Today, the historic building was evacuated – maybe for the last time – after water spewed from broken pipes for nearly a week, soaking most of the floors, causing ceilings to crash down and shutting down the elevator and toilets.
Alfred St. in Brush Park: A microcosm of Detroit’s early decline
Once lined with opulent homes, Alfred Street in Brush Park is largely vacant, an early victim of residential flight.
10 gift ideas for your Detroit-centric loved ones
You’ll have no problem impressing any Detroit enthusiast.
Dec. 11, 1931: Myron Hastings Wahls, an activist, journalist & judge, is born
Wahls also was a musician, wrote for the Michigan Chronicle and helped blacks vote in the South.
Lighting fire to choke out rats ends terribly at historic St. Stanislaus church
Flames tore through the parish house, burning the ornate brick facade and choking out the lavish beaux-arts interior.
Nelson Mandela sang praises of blue-collar workers at Tiger Stadium
Nelson Mandela died today at the age of 95.
Documentary airs tonight on Detroit TV’s fascinating, unforgettable history
The 2-hour special will transport you through the lens of public television as never seen before.
Dec. 2, 1965: Supremes release ‘My World Is Empty Without You’
The single peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1966.