The construction site of the Renaissance Center. 1974
Chronicling the Motor City's days gone past through vintage and historical photos and other Detroit related ephemera
The construction site of the Renaissance Center. 1974
Corner of Woodward Avenue and Kirby, 1966.
Taken from the Detroit Historical Museum with view of Detroit Institute of Arts, Horace H. Rackham Building, and Maccabee’s Building.
The Supremes pose for a photo in a parking lot in Detroit, 1966.
Detroit Tigers Yearbook, 1964 edition.
David Stott Building. Detroit, MI. 1964
(Source: detroitnews.com)
Engraved print showing city life in Detroit, along Woodward Avenue. Circa late 19th century.
From Peculiarities of American Cities, by Willard Glazier. 1883.
(Source: gutenberg.org)
Kirk Gibson and the Tigers win the World Series in 1984.
Front page of the Detroit Free Press.
The Grand Ballroom at the Book Cadillac Hotel in downtown Detroit. Circa 1920s.
When it opened in 1924, the Book Cadillac was the tallest building in Detroit and the tallest hotel in the world
(Source: bookcadillacwestin.com)
The 1940 Detroit News Soap Box Derby in Rouge Park.
(Source: dlxs.lib.wayne.edu)
A 1958 print advertisement for the Detroit Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel (now the Westin Book-Cadillac).
(Source: etsy.com)