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Originally built in 1907, it was converted into a concert hall in 1980. With a capacity of 1,000 people, this has been one of Detroit's top places to see a concert ever since. Originally the place to see alternative bands before they got HUGE ( Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc ) , the audience became a little more diverse in the 90's. I've played both the main stage upstairs as well as the Shelter downstairs once each.

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Guardian Building, photo by Michael G Smith Sometimes I find things and forget to post about them. A couple weeks ago, there was a feature from WXYZ in Detroit that the Detroit’s Penobscot Bu…

Purple Gang Hideouts | 26143) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre, Detroit, 1931

Detroit's Flatiron building / Flickr

History of Michigan Central Station with photographic documentation and urban exploration accounts by Tom Kirsch.

Buildings were demolished between 1938-1939 to allow Michigan Avenue's expansion. Courtesy Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University....

Detroit. The Motor City. Motown. Murder City. Car Capital of the World. Yep - that's the Detroit I know... ~~~~~Detroit - A Victorian Metropolis~~~~~ Wait-----what?? Yep. Detroit, this industrialized Rust Belt grunge town was once at the height of Victoriana. Gas Street Light on Gratiot Avenue 1882 A frontier town in what was considered the west at the turn of the 19th century, Detroit grew in size as the decades progressed. And as the town slowly turned into a city, the frontier town…

(From left to right) a Detroit police detective, Abraham Burnstein, and Purple gang lawyer Edward Kennedy Jr. Photo was taken during the 1928 Purple gang extortion trial. A jury found the gang not guilty because too many were afraid to testify against a purple gang member. From: Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang by Paul R. Kavieff

The Purple Gang - Detroit 1920's-30's

Sam Fleisher, the youngest of the Fleisher brothers and a member of the Purple gang. He was known for his temper and his skills with guns. From: Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang by Paul R. Kavieff

Photo by Cheryl Tangney

City of Detroit

Cruising Woodward, 1951 (above) …the seriousness of the times (1950s) did not dampen a growing love of cars and the freedom experienced by driving them. These young Detroiters found their car…