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Street signs on a light pole. Two green signs read “Lafayette E” and “Rivard”; the blue one above reads “Carl M. Levin Ave.”
Posted inHow to Detroit

One interesting thing: What are those blue street signs in Detroit?

by Aaron Mondry November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Secondary street signs are placed at certain intersections to pay tribute to deceased and “notable” Detroiters. For example, part of Lafayette Avenue between St. Aubin and Beaubien streets is named after former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin.

Three-story brick building with a turret at the corner. All the windows and doors are boarded up.
Posted inThe Dig

Coming down? Historic Grosfield Building gets emergency demolition order

by Aaron Mondry November 22, 2023November 21, 2023
Cars driving at nighttime with snow covering the ground, roads are plowed.
Posted inHow to Detroit

Detroit opened its first warming center in the 1980s. It’s the temporary fix that never went away

by Alex Klaus November 17, 2023November 17, 2023
Yellow, red, white and black illustration of three people lined up to vote.
Posted inHow to Detroit

Rewind: How Michigan got its voter ID laws

by Alex Klaus November 3, 2023November 2, 2023
Spanish-style building with white peeling paint, on the coast at dusk.
Posted inThe Dig

Coming down? Uncertain future for Belle Isle Boat Club 

by Aaron Mondry November 1, 2023October 31, 2023
Night scene with glowing fire and smoke in the distance. Outlines of trees and house with bright windows are barely visible in the darkness.
Posted inHow to Detroit

Rewind: A history of Devil’s Night in Detroit

by Alex Klaus October 20, 2023October 19, 2023
Mural on a building with four people in black and white and outlined in multiple colors singing or playing guitar. Music notes and staffs surround them on the half-pink, half-blue wall. A starry sky breaks through the middle of the mural.
Posted inHow to Thrive

Black-owned grocery store, oral histories, Motown Museum plan and more Detroit culture highlights

Avatar photo by SaMya Overall October 19, 2023October 18, 2023
Long gray building with repeating arches leading to a tall rectangular steeple at a corner. There are no windows, and the grass is unmowed.
Posted inHow to Thrive

Detroit architects’ favorite Detroit buildings

by Aaron Mondry October 18, 2023October 18, 2023
Pile of debris sits in front of a partially demolished black building with horizontal metal beams and tall single-pane windows. A chain-link fence surrounds the site.
Posted inThe Dig

Coming down: The end of an iconic University of Detroit Mercy building

by Aaron Mondry October 18, 2023October 17, 2023
View of an interior courtyard of an abandoned brick building. The windows are empty and not boarded up, some scattered graffiti covers the walls and debris litters the balcony.
Posted inThe Dig

Several good buildings: What happened to Detroit’s former YMCAs?

by Aaron Mondry October 11, 2023October 10, 2023

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