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Area Info
Detroit is one of the biggest and most important of American cities, as well as one of the oldest in the Midwest. It was founded in 1701 by the French (its name, short for "la Ville d'Etroit," means "City at the Straits") at the strategic waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Erie. By 1910, it had moved onto the list of top ten largest cities; by 1920, it was 4th, propelled to prominence by its port, its steel mills, and the new automobile industry. Detroit reached its greatest population—1,849,568—in 1960; but since then has shrunk to half its former size, the only American city to reach over a million in population and then drop below a million.
Still, it continues to dominate its region, and remains an important economic and cultural center. Detroit is renowned for its incredibly diverse ethnic makeup. Most famously, it's the home of the Motown Sound, created by the influx of black Americans who moved to the region in its days of industrial dominance. That economy also attracted large numbers of Poles, who populated the Hamtramck area. Detroit also has one of the largest Middle Eastern populations in the U.S.
To the north, on the other hand, "The Thumb" is another world entirely. Much of it is rural and agricultural, characterized by rolling hills and small towns, by 90 miles of Lake Huron shoreline with fine beaches and picturesque lighthouses, and acre upon acre of crops and pastures. The largest urban areas—Care, Bad Axe, and Sandusky—muster barely 10,000 people among them.
Articles
Metro and State News for Michigan from detnews.com
Ambassador Bridge owner loses appeal
Mar 18, 2010 6:02 am
Detroit -- Sections of a welcome area in southwest Detroit built by owners of the Ambassador Bridge as part of the Gateway Project may have to be removed or altered after the Michigan Court of Appeals...
Daniel Howes: Wayne County's Ficano forced to go against his union ties
Mar 18, 2010 6:02 am
Bob Ficano gets it. Stymied by a judge who halted weekly furloughs for 700 workers whose union refused to accept 10 percent pay cuts, the Wayne County executive this week issued the first round of per...
High school closure plan rocks Detroit neighborhood
Mar 18, 2010 6:02 am
Osborn Upper School of Global Communications and Culture, as it is formally known, is among 45 Detroit school facilities slated to be closed this summer, with 13 more by 2012.
Noted urban planner coming to Detroit
Mar 18, 2010 6:02 am
The Kresge Foundation confirmed Wednesday it has enlisted, and subsidized, noted urban planner Toni Griffin to help downsize Detroit.
The inside story of terror on Flight 253
Mar 18, 2010 6:02 am
After the screams died down and the smoke dissipated, the passenger cabin of Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day was eerily quiet. An Indian woman stared out the window at the fast-approaching subdi...
Ex-top Kilpatrick aide's sentencing delayed
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
Detroit -- Sentencing of Kwame Kilpatrick's former deputy mayor Kandia Milton on federal bribery conspiracy charges planned for Thursday was postponed today to an unspecified future date.
Community summit wants Detroit's stories
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
After another national publication featured a story on Detroit's decline, Kirk Cheyfitz, a former Detroit reporter, decided something needed to be done to more accurately portray the city.
Terror suspect Abdulmutallab faces April hearing
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
A trial date for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab could be set at a hearing April 13 in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Laura Berman: Strategy for Detroit: Lure immigrants
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
In Detroit, the buzz is about one incredible shrinking city -- empty houses, fewer people, fallow land aplenty for urban farms or parks.
Detroit union leaders offer cost-cutting city budget plan
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
Detroit -- Leaders of the city's largest union pitched their cost-savings plan to the City Council on Wednesday and ramped up their fight with Mayor Dave Bing by demanding respect.
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