From the Collection

Future Friday: The Detroit That Never Was, Part I

Posted August 24, 2012 by Brendan Roney

One need not look far to find images of Detroit as it once was. But what of the Detroit that never was? Hidden within the Detroit Historical Society’s collection of objects from our past are hints at possible futures which never came to fruition-- renderings of buildings which were never built or proposals for projects which never came about. This is the first in our FUTURE FRIDAY series of entries exploring such material.

Alarm! Alarm!

Posted August 14, 2012 by DHSdigital

Being a fireman isn’t all guts and glory. Before saving lives and buildings, these brave men have to put their pants on – one leg at a time, just like the rest of us. This photograph, dating to circa 1895, was taken inside an unidentified firehouse in Detroit. Note the man to the right with his arm wrapped around a sliding pole.

Just What is the Davis Hillmer Collection?

Posted August 8, 2012 by DHSdigital

Online visitors to the Detroit Historical Society’s Digital Collection may notice something called the  the Davis Hillmer Collection. Crowley’s, Kern’s, B. Siegel Company, S. L.

Burger Paradise

Posted July 31, 2012 by DHSdigital
Top Hat

 

Louis James Pesha

Posted July 24, 2012 by Brendan Roney

Floating grain elevators, like the HELENA, were used to ferry grain around the Great Lakes.

 

Documenting Detroit

Posted July 19, 2012 by DHSdigital
Soldiers in Michigan Central Station, taken by Robert W. Cleveland

 

Midnight Express

Posted July 13, 2012 by DHSdigital

With 300 wins and only seven losses in an illustrious short career, Sprinter Thomas Edward ‘Eddie’ Tolan, earned the nickname “Midnight Express.” Born in 1908, he moved with his family from Salt Lake City to Detroit in 1924 for better employment opportunities.

The Sports City

Posted July 9, 2012 by DHSdigital
Olympic Village

 

Trend Living

Posted July 5, 2012 by DHSdigital
Introducing Michigan Modern

 

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