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Mistaken Identity
September 5, 2015
One beautiful afternoon earlier this summer, I had a few hours to kill while I was in Detroit. I decided to head to Belle Isle and enjoy the nation’s largest city-owned park. If you haven’t been in recent years, it is making a comeback and is well worth the visit. A Michigan recreation passport is […]
Industrial Complex
September 2, 2015
If you know anything about Michigan’s automotive history, you know that Albert Kahn was instrumental in literally shaping the factories that changed the way people worked. He designed the spaces to be more open, and with many more windows than factories previously had. Such landmarks by Kahn include the Packard Plant, Ford’s River Rouge complex, […]
Detroit’s Financial Crisis
August 27, 2015
We are all aware of the myriad of financial troubles that Detroit have suffered. Today we’ll look at a couple hard-hit architectural relics, then end on a more positive note. If you have ever heard the term “dead mall,” you’ve heard of Northland Center just outside Detroit, in the Southfield suburb. Opened in 1954, it […]
