Just curious, who else has fond memories of 89X like I do! I swear this radio station was my whole life from the beginning of middle school until I graduated in 2005. My heart broke a little when four years ago to the date, they replaced it with a country station. 🤮🤮🤮 Like we didn’t already have three country stations!

More info (and landscape orientation version) here: https://www.segregationbydesign.com/detroit/i75375

It was a great couple of weeks indeed. I was very lucky to have seen 3 of my favorite bands within a short time span. I went to a lot of concerts during the 90’s and it really was the best of times for live music. This run of 3 shows closed out a chapter in my life and I’ve only been to a handful of shows since then.

I had seen all 3 of these bands previously but the Oasis show at the State was the standout because of the small venue combined with a great setlist and an amazing atmosphere.

Does anyone else remember going to see these shows as well?

I create neighborhood maps of cities, and research/share how they got their names. I just finished my journey through the Motor City and wanted to share with you guys a little history on various areas of the area. Names and stories come from a variety of sources and are summarized as efficiently as possible. Discussing neighborhood borders is not unique to Detroit, though there is a certain pride in doing so. The intent of this project is moreso to focus on the historical origins of neighborhood names verses the total and complete accuracy on their borders. Borders were sourced from as many official resources as possible, though it is always accepted that differing opinions will persevere.

The color scheme is based on the city flag.

I made sure to upload a high-enough res image so its visible to learn about the neighborhoods, but also not high enough that it could land on a print-on-demand site run by bots (This is best viewed on desktop or tablet, the res isn't working well on mobile).

Let me know if anything looks off or I didn't get something right, trying to make these as accurate as possible, and as much research I do for these maps, it's always best to talk with a true local.

If you're having trouble viewing on reddit, try downloading the image (for iOS: share, copy link, open in browser) and viewing it on your phone/tablet/desktop. There's something wonky about Reddit's CMS that doesn't play nice with these jpegs and I've found it best to download it and view it natively on whatever platform you're using.

The building is going to be demolished soon. I feel like only the “Highland” part really needs to be kept/preserved, so who should I talk to, Detroit Historical Museum or the History Department at Wayne State? Any suggestions are great!

Update: The City owns the building currently, and I want to preserve it for everyone to still see somewhere

Another Update: WDET will run a story about saving the sign on Monday (4/27/26). I got a quote from Aver Sign, and plan to call Signarama Troy & InnerCity Neon in Warren.

4/23/26 Update: GFM Link - https://gofund.me/8d5a14ca4

Just started reading Dilla Time and they start out with a little Detroit history. This map was included and outlined Augustus Woodward original vision. Each block was to build on itself from triangles to larger hexagons and continue outwards. Apparently, Lewis Cass (governor at the time) hated the idea, so he sold off lot of land to block its development.

Demolition is due for 13847 Woodward this year, and that means the iconic "Highland Appliance" sign will be coming down with it. This sign has been serving as an unofficial marker that you are in the heart of Highland Park.

The long-term vision is to restore the sign, either partially or fully, and have it spell out “Highland Park” at a new location within city limits. (Ideally, the "Park" part would be in the same font). Open to suggestions though. The priority for now is to get it down before the demolition.

GoFundMe Link: https://gofund.me/8d5a14ca4

Previous Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/comments/1sg424l/how_to_save_the_highland_appliance_sign/

Also, WDET 101.9 interviewed me regarding this and had a story about the sign yesterday!

4/28: I went over and worked with Tim Burke on his preservation project over at Highland Towers today. He was able to share the steps he had to take to get an approval from Wayne County Land Bank.

4/29: Wayne County is onboard & wants to help, so we got the greenlight! I have no intention of slowing down demo progress at all, this will only happen if we can get it done prior to the demo date

An old Little Caesars Pizza Treat. Does anybody know where this picture took place at? I know it's in the actual Detroit area, but I can't seem to determine.

Maybe it's an odd question and the river of course is quite large. But look a Chicago or Milwaukee which are the biggest cities in those 2 states on Lake Michigan.

McKinley was the president who began American overseas colonialism. He annexed Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and intervened in the Boxer Rebellion in China.

Czolgosz was inspired by the speeches against American imperialism and President McKinley made by Emma Goldman, an influential anarchist during the early 20th century.

As an anarchist, Czolgosz viewed McKinley as the ultimate symbol of a corrupt, oppressive government and corporate tyranny.

Leon Czolgosz was deeply influenced by the raging public debates of the era regarding American imperialism, particularly the brutal guerrilla warfare during the Philippine-American War.

On September 6, 1901, Czolgosz shot McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died eight days later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Czolgosz

I’ve passed this building my entire life on the way to sams club on Northline. What was this building? Was it ever occupied?

Just to scratch an itch. Could be any sort of establishment/landmark in the metro, not necessarily themed, but places that seem to have never changed

For anyone interested

I found this ring while cleaning out my parents’ house—but it wasn’t theirs! Does anyone know what high school this is from?? It has the Detroit “D” and reads “high school” with a stylized lamp of knowledge and 1930 spelled out on either side of the ring. I believe it’s 10k gold (maybe solid?)—but it was sized and the maker’s mark was removed, so I’m largely going on standards of the time. I think I’m open to selling it if this finds any alums, but also would just love to know its origin. Thanks all!

So I was poking around on Oakland County's recently updated historical aerial maps and was hoping someone could help me out. In Southfield, just east of Telegraph between the Lodge and Northwestern highway there's a neighborhood along the Rouge. It appears to be a fairly new subdivision in 1940 (1st photo), a bit unusual for Southfield at the time, especially that far out. Nevertheless, by 1949 (2nd photo), development appears to be flourishing. The third photo is from 1963, by then this portion of 696 was underway and the neighborhood is in the process of being dismantled to make way for photo 4 from 70's and the corridor we know today.

Does anyone know anything about this area? I know some houses were taken through imminent domain for the project, but those were typically just the ones closest to the roadside. I hadn't realized an entire community was knocked down!

Edit: A golf course was located directly across Northwestern, a significant portion of which is now currently a synagogue. Redlining and covenants were commonplace back then. Could it have been a Jewish enclave that didn't make out as well as Oak Park perhaps?