November 18, 2010
Where is Lieutenant John Brooks, Jr.?
In 1817, the remains of an officer who died in the Battle of Lake Erie were ceremoniously buried in Detroit. But where are they now?
November 18, 2010
In 1817, the remains of an officer who died in the Battle of Lake Erie were ceremoniously buried in Detroit. But where are they now?
November 9, 2010
Some highlights from our recent tour of Mt. Elliott, Detroit’s oldest extant cemetery.
October 29, 2010
A compendium of haunted theaters, restaurants, bars, bridges and hotels.
October 20, 2010
Daniel Scotten would not rest, even in death, when his factory wasn’t churning out Hiawatha cigars.
October 6, 2010
Hazen S. Pingree was madly loved as Mayor of Detroit, but when he was Governor, no one would even have him over for dinner.
September 23, 2010
Garden City’s first female police officer, who is also my mom, visits the Garden City Historical Museum with me.
August 19, 2010
In the early 1920s, my grandfather Isadore came to Detroit from what is now Belarus. My great-grandfather Yehuda was already here, building houses on the east side for the rapidly expanding community of other European immigrants settling at the boundaries the city.
July 27, 2010
A poem about an early public servant.
July 23, 2010
Happy birthday, you crazy city, you.
July 16, 2010
July 14, 2010
Before Sunday, I’m pretty sure I’d never taken a picture of Michigan Central Station.
But let’s backtrack.
July 6, 2010
Founded in 1867. Still stunning.
June 30, 2010
June 11, 2010
June 8, 2010
Lately I’ve been falling asleep dreaming about Michigan Historical Markers. Is it just me, or are they really sort of gorgeous? Those heavy green tablets with their shimmery gold letters! (DESIGN FREAKS: What’s that typeface? I love it.) And where do they come from? Who sponsors them and moreover, if you decide you want to make a Historical Marker happen, what’s your recourse? What do you do?
May 17, 2010
Detroit Rock City, 1815.