The New Yorker shared a pretty cool video about Detroit history called “A Hundred Years of Detroit: Then and Now”. Since I’ve only been living in Michigan for three years, I found the video to be very informative. I have no clue what Detroit looked like past 2015! Every time I am in the downtown area or the city neighborhoods, I always look at the buildings and structures and wonder what everything looked like before we moved to the metro area.

The split-screen video highlights then and now footage of iconic landmarks and the auto-manufacturing industry of the Motor City. Here are few things you may recognize if you’re from Detroit or have visited the city before:

Past and present aerial views of the city

Auto-manufacturing assembly lines

The Argonaut Building

The Guardian Building

The Spirit of Detroit

Streetcars and the QLine

 

few places missing from the video that I would have liked to have seen are:

Belle Isle

Campus Martius

Eastern Market

Fisher Building

Of course, that would make for a much longer video, but it still would be nice to see. Detroit was definitely a very lively city back then! It’s exciting to be part of the growth and new changes the city is experiencing now. Check out the video for yourself here or watch it below!

 

 

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Jennifer Hamra

Freelance creative Jennifer Hamra created her blog Good Life Detroit in 2015 after relocating from Tennessee to Southeast Michigan.

Inspired by her love for personal blogging and photography, Jennifer likes to share her favorite Detroit things, from cool places to visit (the hidden gems are her favorite!) to the amazing people she has connected with over the years.

When she's not busy juggling family life and her creative projects, you can find her at an art gallery, community event, farmers market, or spending quiet time at home with a good book and cup of tea.

Jennifer lives in the metro Detroit area with her husband Travis and their six children.

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