The Way It Was 鈥斕齉ueen Elizabeth II On The Detroit River
1951听 She reigned as the United Kingdom's Monarch for so long that it鈥檚 hard to think of her title as anything other than Her...
The Way It Was: Christmas Shopping in Downtown Detroit
1952听In today's mercantile world of Amazon, Wayfair, eBay, and other e-tailers, it鈥檚 easy to forget that shopping once meant a sensory experience, not just...
The Way It Was 鈥 Joseph Campau
1957 Looking south from the corner of Joseph Campau and Caniff, this photo shows Hamtramck鈥檚 main business artery, Joseph Campau, a busy hub...
The Way It Was 鈥斕鼶.M. Ferry & Co.
1943Detroit once had a seedy reputation, but not in the derogatory sense. The city was home to the world鈥檚 largest seed company, D.M. Ferry...
The Way It Was 鈥 Detroit’s Changing Face
1959听If one had to assign a title to this image, 鈥淒etroit鈥檚 Confluence of the Old and New鈥 would be as fitting as any. The...
The Way It Was – Michigan State Fair
Miss Michigan State Fair Lila Verslype poses with a calf called Playboy
The Way It Was – John Wayne, 1956
The Duke visited Detroit to crown the winner of the Miss Wayne pageant
The Way It Was 鈥 Detroit Grand Prix, 1982
The auto event was first held in the city 40 years ago
The Way It Was 鈥 May Day, 1930
Children whirl around the maypole at the Merrill-Palmer Institute in Midtown Detroit
The Way It Was 鈥 Opening Day, 1937
William, Josephine Ford, Eleanor, and Edsel Ford cheer on the Tigers
The Way It Was – ‘Birds of Flight,’ 1955
The mobile sculpture by Gwen Lux was situated outside Southfield's Northland Center
The Way It Was 鈥 Plymouth Ice Festival, 1984
The event celebrates its 40th anniversary this year
The Way It Was 鈥 Uncle Toby and Captain Jolly, 1954
Toby David was known as 鈥淭he Man of a Thousand Voices鈥
The Way It Was 鈥 Detroit’s Chinatown, 1962
The vibrant area included Chinese businesses and a few thousand Chinese American residents
The Way It Was – Isiah Thomas, 1981
The point guard spent his entire NBA career with the Pistons
The Way it Was – Photographer Tony Spina, 1950
Spina worked at the 'Detroit Free Press' for more than 40 years
The Way It Was – American Motors Corp., 1962
The former Detroit automaker was once a leader in presenting compact cars to the American consumer
The Way It Was – Bicycling, Circa 1895
A more than 125-year-old photograph shows a woman peddling down Putnam Street in Detroit
The Way It Was – Jerome H. Remick Bandshell, 1953
Music on Belle Isle Group is determined to bring the space back to life
The Way It Was 鈥 Charles McGee, 1975
His work is on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and more
