The lower Paradise Valley area, north of Gratiot and south of I-75, was an entertainment and business hub with a concentration of Black-owned businesses and jazz clubs. This area had…
In the early 1950s, Detroit’s population reached its all-time high of over 1.8 million people, and Black-owned businesses thrived. The Booker T. Washington Trade Association, an organization created to support…
Milwaukee Junction was the heart of early automotive manufacturing in the U.S. Others refer to this area as the cradle of Detroit's auto industry. The area was named for the…
How many people lived in Detroit's Black Bottom? When I first started researching Paradise Valley and Black Bottom, I wanted to know basic facts, including population and racial composition. What…
By Rod Arroyo 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 1725,…
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 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.…
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…
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…
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The Detroit Skyline – there are so many different ways to view places in the city where tall structures rise to create a unique urban landscape. If you find the right location, you can go back in time to the late 1920’s, when Detroit was a showplace for new skyscrapers.
Today I am sharing some of my favorite skyline photos – in black and white. I am always looking for new ways to view the city and share images of this place once known as the “Paris of the Midwest.”
This view along the Detroit River shows the Renaissance Center, built in the late 1970’s, and the Ambassador Bridge, which connects the U.S. and Canada. This is one of the few instances where Canada is south of the United States.
