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Turkey Day

Posted November 22, 2012 by DHSdigital

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving today. If you are attending the Parade, stay warm! And if you are watching football, Go Lions! If you were living in 1891, perhaps you might have enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at the Hotel Normandie.

A Painted City

Posted November 14, 2012 by DHSdigital
Uniroyal Tire Plant from East Jefferson Avenue (Carol Fink, 1981)

 

Our Evolving Riverfront

Posted November 6, 2012 by DHSdigital
The Central Iron Foundry Co. and Grand Trunk Western Railroad can now be explored as the Dequindre Cut Greenway (Lewis L. Broaden)

 

Sanders Halloween

Posted October 31, 2012 by DHSdigital

Happy Halloween! We hope you get to enjoy at least as many goodies as appear on this Halloween themed Sanders Confectionery menu from the 1930s. Or perhaps you would rather pass on such items as Mustard, Owl Stufties, Vienna Rolls (For Hot Dogs), and Cinnamon Potatoes.

The Many Hats of Joe Louis

Posted October 29, 2012 by DHSdigital
Louis shows off his skis and winter fashion, 1940.

 

Where “Ma Bell” Lived

Posted October 23, 2012 by DHSdigital
H. W. Miller prepared this summary sheet for the Walnut Exchange which was valued at $36,558.36.

 

Tiny Places

Posted October 17, 2012 by DHSdigital

In a big city with big industry and big buildings like Detroit, sometimes the tiniest of places can be just as interesting. In 1914, Detroit claimed to have the smallest park in the World sitting on the sidewalk outside the Hermitage Hotel on Congress Street.

Future Friday: Century Box Prophecies

Posted October 12, 2012 by DHSdigital
Mayor William C. Maybury

 

Lost Poletown

Posted October 4, 2012 by DHSdigital
Dodge Main Plant (Santa Fabio)

 

Future Friday: It’s a Robot!

Posted September 28, 2012 by DHSdigital

The 1939-40 New York World’s Fair introduced many innovations to the public, such as fluorescent lighting and nylon, which have become important parts of daily life today. An oversized humanoid domestic robot named Roll-Oh is decidedly not one of them.

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