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Michigan History

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An account dedicated to the beautiful history of the Great Lakes State.

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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The Kalamazoo Mall in the 1970's. This is not to be confused with the Briarwood Mall, which is a standard "mall". #Michigan #Kalamazoo #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
People boarding an American Airlines flight at Detroit Metro in 1961. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Romulus #Photography #History #Aviation
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Tying in with this post, here is an actual Sveden House photo from the 1970's in Detroit. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History #Restaurants
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
People pose on S. Main Street in Three Rivers in the 1880's. #PureMichigan #ThreeRivers #Photography #History #OldWest
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
A very cool photo find. This is a photo of the 1890 senior class at Mt. Clemens High School. Courtesy of the Mt. Clemens Public Library. #PureMichigan #MountClemens #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Wilson's Dairy in Detroit in 1976. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The old Palace of Auburn Hills. Home of the Pistons, Vipers, and so many other great events. #PureMichigan #AuburnHills #Photography #History #NBA #Pistons
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Sunset in Detroit. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
An old advertisement for Sveden House. I had no idea it had nine locations. #PureMichigan #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A freighter floating down the Detroit River. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Cherry trees blooming in Traverse City last week. This photo is courtesy of the amazing Michigan Sky Media. #PureMichigan #TraverseCity #Photography #History #Spring #Cherries
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The Delta Motel in Bay City in 1965. #PureMichigan #BayCity #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Kennedy Square in Detroit in 1964. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
A look down Telegraph Road at Eureka in Taylor from 2024 and 1949. That intersection has certainly grown up. #PureMichigan #Taylor #Photography #History #ThenAndNow
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The Southfield Freeway at Michigan Avenue in 1930. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History #Transportation
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The Made Rite Potato Chip Company in Bay City. Founded in 1934, it was eventually bought out by Better Made. #PureMichigan #BayCity #Photography #History #PotatoChips
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Farmer Jack in Dearborn in 1997. #PureMichigan #Dearborn #Photography #History #Groceries #FarmerJack
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
An undated photo of the future site of a K-Mart. This was once one of the nation's largest retail chains. #PureMichigan #Photography #History #Kmart
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Photos of downtown Detroit, courtesy of Metro Detroiter's Instagram account. He's a great follow. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
A beautiful day in downtown Marquette during the summer of 1986. #PureMichigan #Marquette #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Downtown Decatur in the 1940's. #PureMichigan #Decatur #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
The Ambassador Bridge getting built in the 1920's. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The Detroit Kresge's in 1934. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Historical Marker Database @hmdb.org · 30/04/2025
#OtD in 1942, the Sojourner Truth homes, a segregated housing facility in #DetroitMI, was moved into after protests from the white community postponed occupancy. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=267413 @michiganhistory.bsky.social @blackhistorydb.bsky.social #HistoricalMarker
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Sojourner Truth Homes Historical Marker
Construction of the federal Sojourner Truth Homes defense housing complex began in 1941. (A historical marker located in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.)
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Frank's Nursery & Crafts was a Michigan landmark. Founded in the 1940's in Detroit, it had over 300 stores in 24 states at its peak. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History #Gardening
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Downtown Three Rivers in 1908. #PureMichigan #ThreeRivers #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Cars parked at the Goose Lake Music Festival in August of 1970. This was Michigan's version of Woodstock. #PureMichigan #Photography #History #Music
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Sunset last night in Grand Haven. This photo is courtesy of Walter E. Elliott. #PureMichigan #GrandHaven #Photography #Sunset #GreatLakes
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
The shoreline in Saugatuck in 1913. #PureMichigan #Saugatuck #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
A view of Briggs Stadium, home of the Detroit Tigers, in 1935. The Tigers would win their first World Series that year. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Tigers #Photography #History #Baseball
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Washington Boulevard in Detroit in the 1930's. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The A&P grocery store in Northville in 1995. #PureMichigan #Northville #Photography #History #Groceries #Shopping
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Grand Circus Park in Detroit in 1908. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
An aerial view of the Detroit riverfront in the 1960's. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
A car driving down Michigan Avenue in Dearborn in 1945. #PureMichigan #Dearborn #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The original Ford factory in Detroit in the 1910's. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History #Ford #Cars
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Here's a look at a stock car race at the Mt. Clemens Race Track in 1953. Built on the old Clinton View Park harness racing site, the track was a hot spot until it closed in 1986. The following year, the Gibraltar Trade Center took its place. #PureMichigan #MountClemens #Photography #History #Racing
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Woolworth's in Detroit on fire in 1937. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
People celebrating in Campus Martius in Detroit at the end of World War I in 1918. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The Hotel Tuller in Detroit in 1914. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History #Hotels
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The Goebel Brewing Company in Detroit in 1905. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History #Brewery
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The intersection of Tireman and Littlefield in Dearborn on April 4, 1950. Look at all of those early spring potholes. #PureMichigan #Dearborn #Photography #History #Spring #Potholes
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
A construction crew finishes work on the last unfinished section of I-94 in St. Clair Shores in 1967. #PureMichigan #Photography #History #Construction
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SABR Pictorial Committee @sabrpictorial.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
EH-YAH! Today we celebrate the birthday of Hughie Jennings who was born on this date in 1869. EH-YAH!
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Cars driving down 8 Mile Road in the 1960's. I love that Mustang, btw. #PureMichigan #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Farmer Jack in Dearborn in 1997. #PureMichigan #Dearborn #Photography #History #Groceries #FarmerJack
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Woodward Avenue in Detroit in 1905. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Cunningham's Drug Store and the Greyhound station in Detroit in 1960. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Opening Day on the Ambassador Bridge in 1929. #PureMichigan #Detroit #Photography #History
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Michigan History @michiganhistory.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The Elias Brothers Big Boy in Royal Oak in the 1950's. #PureMichigan #RoyalOak #Photography #History #Restaurants #BigBoy
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