The Way It Was

The Way It Was – Grinnell Bros.

1960 To generations of Detroiters, the name Grinnell's meant the sound of music. The retailer, founded in Ann Arbor in 1879, sold instruments, sheet...

The Way It Was – Veterans Day

1938 We know it now as Veterans Day, but Nov. 11 was once called Armistice Day, a date reserved to honor members of the...

The Way It Was – 1976 – Swine Flu Vaccinations

1976 Few things instill as much fear as the spread of a serious virus. The Spanish Influenza of 1918-19, for instance, claimed a half-million...

Mauna Loa, 1967

The Way It Was

Clark Park, 1905

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George Pierrot, 1965

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Jackie Robinson, 1957

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Lindell Hotel Bar, 1963

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Park and Elizabeth Streets, 1918

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The Duesenberg, 1966

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Hudson’s Department Store, 1934

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Detroit’s Western Market, 1956

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Saks Fifth Avenue, 1940

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Belle Isle Ferry Dock, 1910

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Ford Auditorium Sculptures, 1956

THE WAY IT WAS

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