Michigan Central Train Station construction. February 23, 1913.
(Source: Flickr / ashtonpar)
Chronicling the Motor City's days gone past through vintage and historical photos and other Detroit related ephemera
Michigan Central Train Station construction. February 23, 1913.
(Source: Flickr / ashtonpar)
A cartoon alluding to the the 1928 Detroit Auto Show.
(Source: bentley.umich.edu)
Woodward Avenue and Fort Street intersection, 1952.
Aerial view of Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center and Cobo Arena. May 20, 1962
(Source: detroitnews.com)
The 59th Annual Detroit Fireman’s Field Day at Hart Plaza. September 22, 1981.
Photo: Ira Strickstein
Detroit Festival of Arts. E. Kirby St, Detroit. 1990
Hillbilly Willy plays a fiddle on his unicycle.
Traffic on Second Avenue in Detroit. 1948
(Source: theoldmotor.com)
Renaissance Center under construction. Detroit, 1976-77.
Photos: Glenn Kujansuu
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(Source: drysteam.blogspot.com)
Detroit skyline, as seen from Windsor, Ontario. 1929
Source: Library of Congress
Unemployed man with sign. Date unknown.
Work is what I want, not charity. Who will help me get a job? Seven years in Detroit. No money. Sent away. Furnish best of references.
Photo: Detroit News