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108 years ago today, Michigan banned booze - and created one of America's deadliest crime families

It was 108 years ago today that Michigan implemented statewide prohibition, on May 1, 1918 - almost two years before the 18th Amendment banned alcohol nationwide.

Approved by Michigan voters in 1916, the state amendment barred the manufac...

18 days ago
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Detroit's 'other' train station: The Union Depot

For many, when you say the words “Detroit” and “train station,” there’s only one building that comes to mind: Michigan Central Station. But that was not the only choo choo rodeo in town.

In fact, the Union Depot predated Michigan Central’s...

19 days ago
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Remembering Detroit's Tiger Stadium on its 114th birthday

Pro baseball was played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit from 1896 to 1999. The stadium as most knew it opened in 1912. Detroit Free Press photo

It was 114 years ago today that Tiger Stadium opened in Detroit, on April 20,...

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Prost! The incredible German biergarten that was turned into a totally 'meh' Detroit building

Usually, if Detroit lost a unique historic building, it’s for a parking lot. Sometimes, however, we just stripped them of any character and beauty.

This building was erected in 1907 as part of what was then a thriving German enclave in Det...

a month ago
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The Broadway Market: Detroit's forgotten culinary utopia

In an era before supermarkets, the Broadway Market was where Detroit went for a monstrous pastrami sandwich for lunch, that last sprig of herbs needed for dinner, or the freshest fruits, veggies and dairy in town. The market bustled thanks...

2 months ago
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