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July 2026 HistoricDetroit.org site update
The lobby of the Clara Ford Nurses Home on the campus of Henry Ford Hospital. The building was designed by Albert Kahn. Helmut Ziewers/HistoricDetroit.org
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We set an HD record in July by adding 13 new locations to the website. These...
When love turns to hate: Riot at the Belle Isle love-in
The Jerome H. Remick Band Shell on Belle Isle has sat mostly unused for nearly 50 years, but efforts are ongoing to restore it. Helmut Ziewers/HistoricDetroit.org
You never know what stories you’re going to unearth when you start digging i...
How a Detroit hero fought poverty, gangs and a burned-out school to save her neighborhood
Evelyn “Miss Pee Wee” Richardson has been a fighter for her community since moving into her house in 1966, feeding the hungry, brokering peace between rival gangs, creating a park and more. 2016 Detroit Free Press photo
In a city full of c...
Woulda, coulda, shoulda: The failed opportunity to save Cooley High School
Cooley High School, located on Detroit’s west side at 15055 Hubbell Ave., will be reduced to rubble in the next few months. Photo by Helmut Ziewers/HistoricDetroit.org
If I’ve learned anything over my decades of documenting Detroit history...
Hazen S. Pingree: Not just Detroit's best mayor, but one of the greatest in American history
The Hazen S. Pingree Monument is dedicated May 30, 1904, in Grand Circus Park. Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
It was 122 years ago today that the Hazen S. Pingree Monument was unveiled in Grand Circus Park, on May 30,...
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