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visual history of the Detroit Tigers D logo

via the Detroit Free Press

High-res Notes: 5 10/4/11 — 10:26am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPyAGvhxS Filed under: #detroit #design

Happy summer!

High-res 6/27/11 — 10:35pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPy6X6vjj Filed under: #Detroit

The most pianos I’ve seen in one place.

High-res Notes: 1 5/21/11 — 9:25am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPy5JW_xM Filed under: #Detroit

Also, today the whales are out.

High-res Notes: 1 5/13/11 — 10:17am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPy54st_q Filed under: #Hooray #Detroit

The whales are out today! :D

High-res 2/25/11 — 9:31am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPy3GoqiT Filed under: #Detroit #hooray

I agree the parking situation at the mall is unacceptable, honey; perhaps we should tweet something about it but oh shit look: ZOMBIES!

Sweet Juniper

12/21/10 — 8:42am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPy2FBO11 Filed under: #detroit

- Found this 1947 “Enjoy Detroit” booklet on Scribd.com looking for photos of George Corsan for work. The illustration in the pamphlet are lovely, and there’s information in the pamphlet about what kind of activities used to be held at some of the buildings around town that are now empty.

For those of you who don’t know, George Corsan came to the YMCA in Detroit in 1909 and invented group swim lessons. Doesn’t seem like a significant historical event, but Corsan’s lesson are still the foundation of every group swim class and water safety course we have today. Read one of his books about swimming & water safety here.

9/14/10 — 1:13pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPy12see8 Filed under: #made me look #detroit #books #internets

The city that so successfully realized the 1950s American Dream is now a visual testament to its grandiose demise. But is that really news? We like to think that the story is better told by identifying those who remain in Detroit and those who are moving back precisely because it is fucked. The city has become a place where enterprising classes can find the space and time to do whatever they want, cheaply and hassle-free. It’s a raw space where they can create community and start rebuilding their city from the inside out.

VBS Blog, as kind of a follow up to this Vice article. Well played, Vice.

9/8/10 — 12:45pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPy10p1GY Filed under: #detroit #made me look

Hey look it’s me waiting for critical mass.

High-res 8/15/10 — 3:08pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPyv8Psh Filed under: #detroit #bicycles #hooray

Summertime.

High-res Notes: 23 6/21/10 — 11:21pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z6JVPyh9-nf Filed under: #Detroit #hooray