The Way It Was – Bicycling, Circa 1895
A more than 125-year-old photograph shows a woman peddling down Putnam Street in Detroit
The Way It Was – Jerome H. Remick Bandshell, 1953
Music on Belle Isle Group is determined to bring the space back to life
The Way It Was — Charles McGee, 1975
His work is on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and more
The Way It Was – Detroit’s Cooley High School, 1944
The Detroit firm behind The David Stott Building, St. Aloysius and Most Holy Redeemer churches, and the first section of the Penobscot Building built the school in 1928
The Way It Was – Main Detroit Public Library, 1950
The Woodward Avenue building continues to be a showstopper
The Way It Was – Nacirema Club, 1924
The state's first African American social club still stands today
The Way It Was – Ulysses Grant’s Detroit Home, 1885
The 18th president of the United States once lived on East Fort Street with his wife
The Way It Was – Old City Hall, 1920s
Young carolers sing in front of the municipal tree, behind which stands the seat of Detroit’s government
The Way It Was – The Masonic Temple, 1926
When the limestone, Gothic-style building swung open its doors, it was an event
The Way It Was – The Ghoul, 1977
The local TV personality was more "foolish than ghoulish"
The Way It Was – Rosh Hashanah, 1934
Beth David was located in what was then a predominantly Jewish enclave
The Way It Was — Goose Lake International Music Festival, 1970
The festival featured Jethro Tull, Chicago, the Stooges, and more
The Way It Was – SS Aquarama, 1960
The ship had space to transport 2,500 passengers and their automobiles, too
The Way It Was – Eastwood Park, 1937
This amusement park wasn't all fun and games
The Way It Was – Flo Ballard, 1969
The Supremes' singer, who died at the age of 32, pushed for more leads on songs
The Way It Was – Westown Theatre, 1936
The Westown Theatre enjoyed only about three decades of life before closing circa 1967
The Way it Was – Ralph Bunche, 1952
A look at the childhood home of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom winner
The Way It Was – Detroit Cougars, 1926
Detroit’s first NHL team played in Canada its first year
The Way It Was- The Hammond Building, 1950
Detroit’s first skyscraper, which fell victim to demolition in 1956
The Way it Was – Armistice Day 1941
After the Pearl Harbor attack, Detroit, with its mighty auto, tank, and plane factories, forged into the forefront
