Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is located in the southeastern part in Michigan.
Detroit is the largest city in Michigan with a population of 713,777 residents (2010).
About Detroit
The Motor City, Motown, The D. Rock City, Hockeytown. Detroit has many nicknames and is famous for its Motown music and as the automobile capital of the world. The city offers many things to see and do. It is the hometown of such world famous artists as Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and Emine. And Detroit has sport teams in all four major sports leagues.
To See And To Do In Detroit
Belle Isle
Detroit International Riverfront
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Hitsville U.S.A. (Motown Records)
Detroit Institute of Arts
Renaissance Center
Fisher Building
Woodbridge Historic Neighborhood
Corktown Historic Neighborhood
Campus Martius Park
Casinos
Sports
Music
Theatre
Pure Detroit Souvenir Shop
Detroit Historical Museum
Detroit Science Center
Cadillac Place
Fisher Building
Eastern Market
Ambassador Bridge
Michigan Central Station
Palmer Park
Hart Plaza Park
History Of Detroit
In 1670, French missionaries visited the area. The Civic Center in downtown started as a fur trading post. In 1701, the French officer Cadillac founded a settlement called Fort Ponchartrain du Détroit. France offered free land to attract families to the area. The British gained control of the area in 1760 and shortened the name to Detroit. In 1763, Chief Pontiac and a group of North American Indians did an unsuccessful attempt to capture Detroit. In 1765, 800 people lived in Detriot. In 1796, George Washington forced the British out of Detroit. Detroit and all other British posts in Michigan were turned over to the United States.
In 1802, Detroit was incorporated as a town. In 1805, a fire destroyed all but one of the town's 300 buildings. The buildings were rebuilt again and in 1815 Detroit was incorporated as a city. In 1899, Henry Ford built the first automobile factory in Highland Park, an independent city that is now surrounded by Detroit. Four years later, in 1903, Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. The automobile industry led to rising demands for labor and large waves of immigrants came from Europe to work.
In 1914, Detroit served as one of the primary wartime manufacturing centers in the United States. And during the World War II, Detroit had around 35% of the nation's total war production. In 1939 to 1945 over 250,000 migrant workers came to the city to work in the factories and Detroit was now transforming into a megalopolis. In 1959, Smokey Robinson encourage Berry Gordy, Jr. to start the R&B label, Tamla Records. Later that year Berry Gordy, Jr. also founded a second label, Motown Records. In 1967 one of the worst riots in United States history took place in Detroit on 12th Street, in the predominantly African American inner city. The result... 43 dead, 467 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed. In June 1997, the hockey team Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 42 years.
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