What Detroit Fire Taught Me About Leadership
For decades, it’s been argued whether great leaders are born or if leadership skills can be developed. My experience within the Detroit Fire Department taught me that both can be true.
Detroit History
Corrado Giuseppe Parducci | A Sweeping Shadow Across Detroit’s Iconic Buildings
He feels that all design is in a constant state of change and that perhaps fifty years from now, people will see more value in styles that are discarded today.”
Michigan Central Station: North America’s First Contemporary Ruin?
We embarked on a campaign to turn Michigan Central Train Station into North America’s First Contemporary Ruin.
A LIVING HISTORY
In honor of those Freedom Fighters that have come before us; James Baldwin, Bayard Rustin, Fannie Lou Hammer, Gordon Parks, Norman Lewis, Nina Simone - we continue their work to realize the dream of freedom for all.
Detroit Almost Lost Its Historical Monuments to WWII Scrap Metal Drives
Even Rita Hayworth, the pin-up sensation actress, announced she was “harvesting a bumper crop for Uncle Sam.”
Detroit Thanksgiving Day Traditions
Parades, Turkey, and the Detroit Football Lions
A COLLEGIATE REPORT ON WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
According to WSU history, its story begins in 1868 with the founding of the old Detroit Medical College, now the School of Medicine.
1920s Prohibition Era Detroit
Liquor Liquor everywhere but not a drop to drink
Detroit Immigrant | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of…
One immigrant's journey from Poland to Detroit by Tom Brank
FOUNDER OF DETROIT | Antoine Laumet de Lamothe Cadillac
By Anthony Brancaleone & Joe Neussendorfer
On July 24, 2015, the City of Detroit celebrates its 314th Birthday. Its Founder, Antoine Laumet de LaMot... Read More...
Belle Isle’s Fountain | The Priceless Jewel in Detroit’s Crown
The story behind the Belle Isle Fountain and the notorious businessman who paid for its design and construction
Detroit Aviation History: How Time Flies
In the 1930s there used to be a huge arrow sign atop Detroit’s Penobscot Building pointing to “Ford Field” in Dearborn. The air piloting aid directed early aircraft to aviation’s first modern airport, equipped with two grass runways, equipped with floodlights for night landings.