HISTORY LESSON: Fire, blood and baseball on the hottest, most chaotic day in Detroit history
July 24, 1934, was a day filled with extremes; lumber fires, traffic deaths, police crackdowns, baseball hysteria, and City Hall hijinks.
History Lesson
A recurring feature in Model D, often led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which the publication delves deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerds out over a different topic each time.
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HISTORY LESSON: Telling Detroit’s immigrant story through its architecture
Today, as immigrants are being vilified, scapegoated and pulled off the streets by masked agents, it’s important for us to remember that the Detroit that so many are nostalgic for was designed and built by immigrants.
HISTORY LESSON: How Trump’s influence is keeping Canadians’ tourism dollars out of Detroit
Cultural tourists are hardly the only Canadians staying on their side of the Detroit River. In recent months, fears over tariffs, border confrontations, and political disagreements have engendered a decrease in border crossings not seen since the pandemic.
HISTORY LESSON: In telling the Great Migration story, don’t leave out the ugly parts
Welcome to History Lesson, a new recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time. This month, we're talking about what's left out of Detroit's Great Migration story.
HISTORY LESSON: With these failed building plans, let’s imagine the Detroit that might have been
Welcome to History Lesson, a new recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time. This month, we're talking about big plans for Detroit developments that didn't come into existence.
HISTORY LESSON: Telling Detroit’s immigrant story through its architecture
Today, as immigrants are being vilified, scapegoated and pulled off the streets by masked agents, it’s important for us to remember that the Detroit that so many are nostalgic for was designed and built by immigrants.
HISTORY LESSON: How Trump’s influence is keeping Canadians’ tourism dollars out of Detroit
Cultural tourists are hardly the only Canadians staying on their side of the Detroit River. In recent months, fears over tariffs, border confrontations, and political disagreements have engendered a decrease in border crossings not seen since the pandemic.
HISTORY LESSON: In telling the Great Migration story, don’t leave out the ugly parts
Welcome to History Lesson, a new recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time. This month, we're talking about what's left out of Detroit's Great Migration story.
HISTORY LESSON: With these failed building plans, let’s imagine the Detroit that might have been
Welcome to History Lesson, a new recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time. This month, we're talking about big plans for Detroit developments that didn't come into existence.
