In preparing for our forthcoming exhibit: “The Year of the Tiger: 1968” (opening April 21th, 2018) much of our staff has been engrossed in details related to the Detroit Tigers World Series run that year. The '68 team holds a special significance for Tiger fans; their on-field accomplishments (103 wins, dominate pitching, and prolific power hitting) captured a generation of fan interest and earned Detroiters lifelong devotion.
Each year, crowds flock to the Detroit International Auto Show to catch a glimpse into the future. Some attendees are focused on their immediate futures; they are eyeing this year's models and are planning their next purchase. Others go to experience a further and more fantastic future hinted at through the show’s concept cars. A video tape in our collection prominently features several of the concept cars which captured the imaginations of attendees to the 1989 North American International Auto Show. 29 years later, we know how things turned out; our world is now one of wireless connec
Soldiers watch as flames swirl and rise from storefronts along the southwest side of 12th Street, near Taylor Street--one block away from where, days earlier on July 23, 1967, an early morning police raid sparked the unrest.
This April, the Detroit Red Wings—and their fans—bid farewell to Joe Louis Arena. The team had called the Joe home since 1979. However the arena had always been a shared home—often with hoops and boards replacing the ice and nets. The very first event held at the Joe had in fact been a basketball game between the University of Michigan and the University of Detroit. The stadium has also hosted professional basketball games on several unusual occasions. In 1984, a scheduling conflict with a motocross event resulted in the Detroit Pistons’ nail-biting loss in the decisive fifth game in t
A group in pilgrim costumes and a clown with a spring-shaped hat march ahead of an elephant float in this still from a film of one of Detroit's first Thanksgiving Day parades.
No, this pin doesn't come from an alternate universe. This pin was manufactured to promote Detroit's sixth bid for the Summer Olympics. Although Detroit was viewed by many as a sure bet for host city, the city lost out to Mexico City for the 1968 games.
