Slavery in Detroit
By Rod Arroyo, FAICP Northern states, territories, and Canada have a deep history of slavery. Early French settlers were enslavers. Slavery was considered legal in New York as early as…
Dave McMurray and His Grateful Deadication Band
Detroit saxophonist Dave McMurray and his band performed at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan in late August 2022. Dave brought the talented band from his…
Detroit Jazz Festival 2022 – Saturday Photos
Detroit Jazz Festival 2022 Saturday Photos by Rod Arroyo, www.city-photos.com. Instagram: rod.arroyo. Twitter: @mycityphotos Photos may be shared on social media with credit. No commercial use or printing without permission.…
Book Tower Transformation in Detroit
The Book brothers, J. Burgess, Jr., Herbert, and Frank, grew up in downtown Detroit. They were members of one of the wealthiest families in Detroit. Eventually, they sought to rehabilitate…
Chucho Valdés, Afro-Cuban Jazz Legend
Chucho Valdés has been named the Artist-in-Residence for the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival. He gave a stirring solo piano performance at the Jazz Fest preview event on April 30, 2022.…
Belle Isle Winter Photographs
February 28, 2021 was a great day for a winter photo exploration of Belle Isle. The day started with a little drizzle, but later cleared. The ground was partially frozen,…
Belle Isle Winter Tree Walk
Thanks to Nina Ignaczak from Planet Detroit, I was able to participate in a late winter Belle Isle Tree Walk. I learned some great technical terms - terminal bud, lateral…
Detroit Photo Walk 01.03.2021
Started out the New Year with an early morning walk on a snowy day in Detroit with some friends. I was able to revisit some locations from the 12.31 walk…
Capitol Park
Detroit Photo Walk | 12.31.2020
What a year. Ending 2020 with an afternoon photo walk in Detroit was just the therapy I needed. It was a challenging year, and the stress of world events has…
Denial
Murals in the Market – Detroit – Photographs
Special thanks to Ashley Woods and Kate Abbey-Lambertz for setting up a Murals in the Market Tour for Detour Detroit members. It was a great day for a tour. I…