Placemaking

Man fights to bring his one-of-a-kind horseless horse carriage to Detroit streets

Dave Ducharme is committed to bringing his horseless horse carriages to the city of Detroit. He’s nearly there, too, with the first two of his three ‘old world’-style carriages approved […]

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