The Detroit Historical Society has been around for more than 100 years, working tirelessly to ensure the preservation of the city’s history and engage metro Detroiters in the events that helped shape our lives as we know them. As the Detroit Historical Society...
In 1909, Woodward Avenue became the very first paved road in the United States. Woodward soon turned into the main entry way for citizens to get to and from Downtown Detroit, many of them working for the automotive industry that started to boom after World War II....