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CBS Detroit @cbsdetroit.bsky.social · 1d

Standing on the Woodward Avenue site are a gleaming 45-story tower and a 12-story office building. The new 1.5 million-square-foot Hudson's Detroit development also contains retail space and will feature high-end condos.

Detroiters look to new Hudson's development to help reshape the city

Standing on the Woodward Avenue site are a gleaming 45-story tower and a 12-story office building. The new 1.5 million-square-foot Hudson's Detroit development also contains retail space and will feature high-end condos.

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 1d

On October 10, 1968, the Detroit Tigers clinched World Series victory in a dramatic game seven victory against the St. Louis Cardinals. This photo shows the celebration in downtown Detroit in the days after the win.

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Amherstburg Freedom Museum @amherstburgfreedom.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD in 1823, Mary Ann Shadd was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She moved to Windsor, ON in 1851, already a seasoned abolitionist, journalist, orator, and teacher. Soon she authored A Plea for Emigration and became North America's the first Black woman to publish a newspaper, The Provincial Freeman.

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C.C. White @clarencecwhite.bsky.social · 3d

The newest exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts is titled, “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation”. This showing at the DIA is one of the largest presentations of contemporary indigenous art in the Midwest.
www.bridgedetroit.com/detroit-inst...

DIA exhibit celebrates contemporary Indigenous art

The Detroit Institute of Arts show is one of the largest presentations of contemporary indigenous art in the Midwest.

www.bridgedetroit.com

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 3d

🏛️ Learn more: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 3d

On October 8, 1846, Detroit's Elmwood Cemetery opened. It is the oldest continuously-operating non-denominational cemetery in Michigan. This ca. 1914 postcard shows a view of the grounds with a bridge in the foreground, a fountain, two grave markers and three people.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 4d

On this day in 1986, Steve Yzerman was named captain of the Detroit Red Wings at the age of 21. He remained captain for 19 seasons, longer than anyone else in North American sports history. Sidney Crosby will tie this record in the 2025-26 season.

A black-and-white photograph of Steve Yzerman, wearing a red Detroit Red Wings jersey with the number 19 and a captain's "C" on the chest. He is on the ice, holding a hockey stick, and wearing full hockey gear, including a helmet with a visor. The background shows a blurred crowd in the stands.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Have you visited a Metropark recently? This system of 13 public parks in the Detroit area has been around since 1939 and allows you to enjoy the outdoors at any time of the year. This map of Metro Beach Metropark from 1981 is in our catalog: https://myumi.ch/R3N1N #MapMonday

Orange and grey map of Metro Beach Metropark, with an inset map of the greater Detroit area. The bottom third of the image is the cover for the map, with 4 symbols representing the 4 seasons.

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 5d

🏭 Learn more about life in Detroit during WWII in our Detroit Historical Museum exhibition Detroit: "The Arsenal of Democracy": www.detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/...

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 5d

On October 6, 1942, an "Air Raid Defense Meeting" was held at the Fifth Church of Christ Scientist, located on Second Boulevard at Whitmore Road in Detroit, as advertised on this poster.

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Nathan Francis @nathanfrancis79.bsky.social · 7d

📰 #OTD in #ComicBook #History 4 October 1931, #ChesterGould's famous detective #DICKTRACY (originally named "Plainclothes Tracy") made his debut as a comic strip in the Detroit Sunday Mirror. Gould wrote and drew Tracy until 1977.

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 8d

🎉🛍️✨From 10/3–10/25 at Somerset Collection North, celebrate 15 years of the Detroit Shoppe with a new exhibit featuring 100+ of our iconic artifacts!
📍 Somerset Collection North Grand Court (Troy)
📆 Oct 3–25, 2025
🔍 Learn more & plan your visit: www.detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/...

The Detroit Shoppe: 15 Years of Celebrating Detroit

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 8d

⚾️🐯🎊 Cheer on the Detroit Tigers with 25% off team items in our store! Discounts are reflected at checkout and run through Monday, 10/6: shop.detroithistorical.org/collections/...

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 9d

🌆 Learn more about the Fisher Building, which houses the theater, and has been called Detroit's largest art object: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 9d

On October 2, 1961, the newly remodeled Fisher Theatre opened. Pictured here, the statue "The Dancer" by Edouard Chassaing was a focal point of its new lobby.

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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 12d

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN OWNED TV STATION ( WGPR-TV) BEGINS AIRING IN DETROIT MICHIGAN IN 1975 ! #blackhistory

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 13d

On this day in 1997:
The Detroit Association of Women's Clubs celebrates its new Michigan Historical marker. The previously one had been stolen; an unnamed donor sponsored the new marker.

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 11d

☎️ Need information about visiting our museums, attending an event, getting a membership, or anything else? Text us at 313-385-4562 and get 24/7 help from our new virtual assistant, powered by FRANSiS™

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Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 16d

Sep 24, 1955: the last day on which Canadian National Railway passengers crossed the Detroit River between Detroit, MI and Windsor, ON by means of train ferry. From that point on, passengers crossed the border by bus, the early models painted in the new CN colours introduced a year before.

The Canadian National Railway's car ferry Lansdowne, seen tied up at the Windsor, Ontario dock in 1959. This was a side-wheel steam powered vessel, built in 1884. Photo by Gordon Bugbee, Marine Historical Society of Detroit photo.

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CBS Detroit @cbsdetroit.bsky.social · 23d

A rare piece of automotive history is making its way to the Motor City this fall, when the Detroit Historical Museum installs a 1963 Chrysler Turbine.

Rare 1963 Chrysler Turbine to go on display at Detroit Historical Museum

A rare piece of automotive history is making its way to the Motor City this fall, when the Detroit Historical Museum installs a 1963 Chrysler Turbine.

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 17d

Pictured here: a light blue mid-1950s Chrysler white-top convertible with tailfins resembling a 300C series with a young woman at the driver's side door. More details: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 17d

On September 24, 1909, automobile designer Virgil Exner was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He would become Chrysler Corporation’s first Vice President of Styling and widely known for creating the "Forward Look" for 1955–1963 Chrysler models.

Learn more: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 18d

On September 23, 1958, the monumental Spirit of Detroit, created by sculptor Marshall Fredericks, was installed on its marble base and formally dedicated.

Watch scenes from the fabrication, installation, and dedication of the iconic sculpture in this film from our archive.

The Spirit of Detroit (1959)

YouTube video by Detroit Historical Society

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 18d

He is and yes, he is!

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Detroit Historical Society @detroithistorical.bsky.social · 18d

Much to explore on our youtube

Does crosswords in pen @franklinaire.bsky.social · 25d

Got high and somehow ended up watching a video where a guy spends like an hour inside the Detroit Historical Society’s back room collection.

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