July 15, 2011
Adorable vintage newsreel: Jackie Coogan and Sheba the Elephant
Sheba the elephant gets a bath. John C. Lodge hugs adorable child actor. The end.
July 15, 2011
Sheba the elephant gets a bath. John C. Lodge hugs adorable child actor. The end.
July 12, 2011
Photos from the Baltimore Clipper’s visit to the Port of Detroit.
July 11, 2011
Detroit’s other Independence Day.
July 1, 2011
A reading for the Fourth of July in Detroit.
June 24, 2011
Clarence Burton retraced part of Cadillac’s voyage to Detroit in 1904.
June 15, 2011
The heartbroken wolverine at the Belle Isle Zoo.
June 10, 2011
Fake eviction notices in Detroit. From 1837.
June 7, 2011
An astronomical clock built in Detroit was a marvel of the modern world.
May 27, 2011
A brief scrapbook of Detroiters, Veterans and countrymen (and women) from the Revolution to the Civil War.
May 10, 2011
A stately, romantic old oak, the “monarch of the forest,” once marked the site of the Battle of Bloody Run.
April 6, 2011
As a reminder to participate in Obscura Day this Saturday, I’d like to share my new favorite obscurity: the 1849-1850 annual report of the State Agricultural Society of Michigan, including an inventory of articles exhibited at the first annual Michigan State Fair.
March 30, 2011
It’s not the likeliest place for a hallowed memorial to a decorated officer of the Revolutionary War. But here he lies, along growly old Jos. Campau, across the street from an L.A. Insurance.
March 17, 2011
We’re on our way out of town to celebrate the wedding of two of our closest friends. That means we’ll miss this:
March 9, 2011
On the Belle Isle Casino, where the author will be wed.
February 25, 2011
There’s probably a lot to say about the Pontiac Company, formed in 1818 by Colonel Stephen Mack and a cabal of influential Detroiters. The land grab platted the city of Pontiac, established the seat of Oakland County, probably made a lot of dudes a lot of money and set a precedent for northward expansion from Detroit.
February 21, 2011
James Monroe: the first President to visit Detroit. Also: last President to wear the old Revolutionary tri-corner.