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By Jeffrey Buck Capital Park just went through a major overhaul. The park got a much needed renovation which added new green space and sidewalks. Once a mjor transportation hub, the park is much more calm after the opening of … Continue reading →

By Jeffrey Buck One of our treasures that is available for weddings and other special events on Belle Isle is the Casino. The website Detroit1701.org does an excellent job of describing its history: “This is not one of Detroit’s gambling … Continue reading →

By Jeffrey Buck This is who we can thank for the majority of these great photographs. Below is a little more information on them via Yale: “The Detroit Photographic Company began as a photographic publishing firm in the late 1890s. … Continue reading →

By Jeffrey Buck Enjoy your holiday weekend and as always enjoy your Saturday Shorpy Photo… Take a look at the photograph entitled “The Busy Corner: 1906“:

By Jeffrey Buck The Dime Building is a jewel of the city skyscrapers that still stands today. Constructed between 1910 and 1912 the class-A office building stand 23 stories tall in the heart of Detroit’s Financial District. Unfortunately  the building experienced some updating which … Continue reading →

By Jeffrey Buck As you can tell a lot of the buildings from this photo have either been modified or demolished. The Wayne County Building is the staple of the picture and stills holds down that piece of real estate … Continue reading →

By Jeffrey Buck We lost the Lafayette building last year to the wrecking ball. It was evidently to much of an eye sore for the guests and residents of the newly renovated Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. With Lafayette on my … Continue reading →