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...
Former Downtown Firehouse Headquarters
The Way It Was
Mauna Loa, 1967
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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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Salvation Army Bell-ringer, Downtown Detroit, 1929
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Richard Nixon at Detroit’s Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel, 1960
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Hudson’s Department Store, 1934
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Detroit’s Western Market, 1956
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Garland Model from the Michigan Stove Co.
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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
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