Infobox begins Infobox settlement official name MetroDetroit other name small nowrap Detroit&ndash Warren&ndash ... of MetroDetroit, with Windsor across the river, taken on NASA s Landsat 7 satellite. image map1 mapsize1 ... metropolitan area , often referred to as MetroDetroit , is the United States metropolitan area ... DetroitMetro Convention & Visitors Bureau ref These counties are sometimes referred to informally as the Detroit .... Retrieved on September 2, 2007. ref MetroDetroit is at the center of the Great Lakes Megalopolis ... 146 Regional Profile Detroit Regional Chamber . Retrieved on June 17, 2009. ref MetroDetroit has made ... innovationnews biotechvcrankingmetrodetroit0139.aspx MetroDetroit, Michigan score ... of States National Science Foundation ref MetroDetroit is an important source of engineering job opportunities ... Detroit . NPR Michigan . Retrieved December 4, 2010. ref In November 2010, the metro area unemployment ... Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth . Retrieved January 12, 2011. ref MetroDetroit ... MetroDetroit serves as the headquarters for the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command ..., 2008. ref In 2004, led by MetroDetroit, Michigan ranked second nationally in new corporate facilities ... in 2004 Globeinvestor.com PR NEWS WIRE ref MetroDetroit is a leading corporate location ... Holdings chose MetroDetroit for their new headquarters. Quicken Loans , Ernst & Young , Ally Financial ... information technology and software companies with a headquarters or major presence in MetroDetroit. HP Enterprise Services makes MetroDetroit its regional headquarters, and one of its largest ... every major U.S company and many from around the globe have a presence in MetroDetroit. Chrysler ... Activity accessdate 2008 06 12 ref About 15.9 million people visit metroDetroit annually, spending about 4.8 billion. ref http www.visitdetroit.com visitorcenter aboutdetroit statistics MetroDetroit Convention and Visitors Bureau statistics ref Detroit is the largest city or metro area in the U.S. ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 notability March 2009 Korean Presbyterian Church of MetroDetroit , which is also known as KPCMD, is a Koreans Korean Presbyterian Church that is located in Southfield, Michigan which is in the Oakland County . Even though the church is primarily for Koreans, it also welcomes any nationality. They also invite those who do not believe the christianity or have not heard the gospel , so they too can experience. The grounds of the church has three buildings. One is the main building which hold services, fellowship, or any other events are being held. The other building is the education building for little children to learn and worship the Christianity beliefs. The last building is the gym which holds sporting events or for people to enjoy to do activities. History The church started as a group around May 28, 1967 . As time passed, more people join to participate this ministry. The first pastor was Hwang Gwan Il but later resigned in the late December 1970. The first church was built in the city of Southfield on September 1, 1975. The gym was built on January 27 in 2008 ref http kpcmd.org history.php ref ref http www.kpcmd.com index.cfm ref . Ministry The ministry is divided into four main groups. One of the main groups is the Elementary Group which has the people who are in Kindergarten to the Elementary grades. This ministry learn the basic beliefs of Christianity. The Youth Groups has people who are in the ages of middle and high school students. The Youth Group looks more deeper in to the meanings of the beliefs and they all together come up with activities to bond together as a real family. The other ministry are the English and Korean. These ministry depends on people s preferred language and each has different pastor. This ministry has young adult or elders and they host mostly every activities and events. Events Every Sunday, each ministry has its own worship service, but in different time. The Korean ministry has two services ... more details
Wiktionary metroMetro is an abbreviation of metropolitan disambiguation metropolitan , and is the name ... Public transport Metro systems main list of metro systems A Metro rapid transit Metro is a rapid transit underground or elevated rail system. PLEASE DO NOT ADD individual metro systems here too many to list Other rail networks named Metro These networks are not metro rapid transit metro systems, but have adopted the word metro in their titles METRO Light Rail Phoenix , in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona Tranz Metro , commuter rail in Wellington, New Zealand Manchester Metrolink , a light urban tram system in the Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK Muni Metro , the light rail system serving San Francisco, California Metro Trains Melbourne , the operator of the suburban railway network in Melbourne, Australia West Yorkshire Metro MetroTrain MetroTrain , the rail services co ordinated by West Yorkshire Metro Non rapid transit that is, not subway underground entries only This list should not include systems listed at list of metro systems Transit authorities or bus services named Metro Metrobus disambiguation , a name used by multiple bus operators Metro Tasmania , a state owned ... Metro Belfast , Northern Ireland bus services in Belfast, Northern Ireland King County Metro , serving King County, Washington and the Seattle metropolitan area Madison Metro , serving Madison, Wisconsin Metro Transit Halifax , serving Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas , branded Metro, responsible for rail and bus systems in the Greater Houston area Mexico City Metro , serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City. Montreal Metro , part of Montreal s underground city. Metro West Yorkshire , the brand adopted by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in England Metro Transit Kalamazoo , serving Kalamazoo, Michigan Metro Transit Minnesota , serving the Minneapolis Saint Paul metropolitan area Metro Transit Oklahoma City ... more details
Infobox Album Name At Metro Type Studio album Artist Smoking Popes Cover Smoking Popes At Metro cover.jpg Released 2006 Recorded 2006 Genre Indie music Indie Length 59 54 CD content Label Victory Records Producer Reviews Last album The Party s Over Smoking Popes album The Party s Over br 2001 This album At Metro br 2006 Next album Stay Down Smoking Popes album Stay Down br 2008 At Metro is the sixth album from Smoking Popes . The album contains a second disc which is a DVD of their performance. The DVD includes 4 songs not on the CD which according to the insert was because of time limitations. Track listing track listing headline CD total length all writing Josh Caterer , except where noted title1 Ramblin Rose intro note1 Fred Burch, Marijohn Wilkin length1 title2 Off My Mind note2 J. Caterer, Matt Caterer length2 title3 Gotta Know Right Now length3 title4 Midnight Moon length4 title5 Paul length5 title6 Rubella song Rubella length6 title7 Don t Be Afraid length7 title8 Writing a Letter length8 title9 Megan length9 title10 Surf length10 title11 Before I m Gone length11 title12 Stars length12 title13 You Spoke to Me length13 title14 On the Shoulder note14 J. Caterer, Eli Caterer additional lyrics from Different Drum by Michael Nesmith length14 title15 Need You Around length15 title16 Pretty Pathetic length16 title17 Ramblin Rose outro note17 Burch, Wilkin length17 title18 I Know You Love Me length18 title19 Brand New Hairstyle length19 track listing headline DVD total length title1 Ramblin Rose intro note1 Burch, Wilkin length1 title2 Off My Mind note2 J. Caterer, M. Caterer length2 title3 No More Smiles note3 Ken Knowa, J. Caterer length3 title4 Gotta Know Right Now length4 title5 Midnight Moon length5 title6 Paul length6 title7 Rubella song Rubella length7 title8 Don t Be Afraid length8 title9 Mrs. You and Me length9 title10 Writing a Letter length10 title11 Megan length11 title12 Surf length12 title13 Before I m Gone length13 title14 Just Broke Up length14 title15 ... more details
Wiktionarypar d troit Detroit is a city in Michigan, United States. Detroit may also refer to TOCright Geography Communities Detroit, Alabama Detroit, Illinois Detroit, Kansas Detroit, Maine Detroit, Oregon Detroit, Texas Detroit Beach, Michigan Detroit Harbor, Wisconsin Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Detroit Township, Minnesota Other geographical locations Detroit Island Wisconsin , an island Detroit Lake , a reservoir in Oregon Detroit River , connects Lake St. Clair with Lake Erie Detroit Seamount , a seamount in the northern Pacific Ocean Music Detroit band , a rock group formed by Mitch Ryder Detroit , from the 1967 Disney musical film The Happiest Millionaire Detroit Whiteout song Detroit Whiteout song , from the 1995 album Bite It by Whiteout Detroit , from the 1997 album White Trash Hell by Everclear Detroit , from the 2003 album A Drug Problem That Never Existed by Mondo Generator Detroit 67 , from the 2008 album Love at the End of the World by Sam Roberts Detroit , from the 1993 Album Self Titled by Rancid Detroit Social Club , an indie rock band People Marcella Detroit , singer, musician and song writer Karl Detroit , Turkish soldier better known as Mehemet Ali Military and historical Operation Detroit , a part of the Normandy invasion in World War II HMS Detroit HMS Detroit , the name of two British warships USS Detroit USS Detroit , the name of several US Navy ships Fort Detroit , a fort occupied during the 18th century Fort Shelby Michigan , also called Fort Lernoult and commonly referred to as Fort Detroit during the War of 1812 Other uses Detroit Edison , an investor owned public utility serving the MetroDetroit area and Southeastern Michigan Detroit techno , a type of electronic music Detroit computer game Detroit computer game , a 1993 computer game developed by Impressions Games Nathan Detroit, a fictional character in the musical Guys and Dolls musical Guys and Dolls Detroit 1 8 7 , a television drama show Automotives The US automotive industry , including ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Detroit Independent type Daily format Tabloid foundation 2005 ceased publication price owners Moose Enterprises publisher Rudy Merriweather editor Keith Simon language English circulation ? headquarters 4134 Seminole Dr br Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak , Michigan MI 48073 br USA ISSN website http www.detroitindependent.com DetroitIndependent.com The Detroit Independent is the largest circulating independent newspaper in the metroDetroit area. Fact date January 2009 Compared to the two dailies, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News , the Detroit Independent is a lifestyle publication centering on Sports, music, movies, television and technology. See also Detroit Monitor External links http www.DetroitIndependent.com Official website Category Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States Category Newspapers published in Detroit, Michigan ... more details
The Detroit Times has had many versions published in city of Detroit. Overview The first version of the Detroit Times was an antislavery sheet type paper only printed from May November, 1842 by Warren Isham. The second version was started November 1854. Published by G.S. Conklin and E.T. Sherlock, with John N. Ingrersoll as editor. The paper was purchased in November 1854 by Ingersoll and Tenny, and sold again in December, 1855, to an association of journeyman printers, who published the paper until ... plant. With the assistance of the other Detroit printing establishments, the edition was printed ... soon after on February 26, 1885. In 1890 James E. Scripps owner of the Detroit News set out to prove a point. He started the fifth version of the Detroit Times and sold it for a penny a copy. After printing ... absorbed the Times into the Detroit News . The sixth and final version to date of the Detroit Times ... by James Schermerhorn October 1, 1900 as Detroit Today but quickly changed its name to the Evening .... Hearst dispathched famed editor Arthur Brisbane to Detroit to kick start the Times. With the backing of the Hearst Newspapers the paper rivaled the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press in the great Detroit newspaper war. The Detroit Times hit its highest circulation in 1951 with an average ... papers sold daily in 1960. In November 1960 after losing ground to Detroit s other two dailys Hearst sold the Times to The Evening News Association owner of the rival Detroit News . The last edition of the Detroit Times was printed November 6, 1960. The area where the Detroit Times printing plant was located is now called Times Square Detroit Times Square . The Detroit Times should not be confused with the DetroitMetro Times , which is what the Metro Times used to be called. External links http www.detnews.com The Detroit News Official Website Category Defunct newspapers of Michigan Category Newspapers published in Detroit, Michigan ... more details
. The metroDetroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan Southfield is the broadcast media center for several ... to the north of MetroDetroit lie in the Template Thumb Radio Thumb Area Radio Region . Some of these stations ... , WDIV , WXYZ TV and WWJ TV . See also Portal MetroDetroitDetroit celebrities List of films ... media radio.shtml List of MetroDetroit radio stations at guide2Detroit http wbgu.org ... WBGU TV documentary about the Goodfellows and Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund DetroitMetroDetroit ... As the world s traditional automotive center, Detroit , Michigan is an important source for business news. The Detroit media are active in the community through such efforts as the Detroit Free Press high school journalism program and the Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund of Detroit. Wayne State University offers a widely respected journalism program. Newspapers The daily newspaper s serving Detroit are the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News , both broadsheet publications that are published together under a joint operating agreement . The Detroit Free Press is the List of newspapers in the United ... USA Today and The Arizona Republic . The Detroit News is owned by MediaNews Group . Other publications include weekly alternative media piblications The Metro Times , Real Detroit Weekly , and Crain s Detroit Business , the weekly Michigan Chronicle the state s largest African American owned newspaper and the Michigan Citizen . Crain Communications is headquartered in Detroit. Hour Media, headquartered in the Detroit area, publishes Hour Detroit monthly magazine as well as Detroit Home, MetroDetroit Bride and DBusiness magazines, and numerous custom publications. Other newspapers include the Detroit Independent and the Detroit Monitor . The Windsor Star from Windsor, Ontario also sees some circulation in Downtown Detroit . http www.inplaymagazine.com In Play Magazine magazine serves ... coverage. The Detroit television market is the 11th largest in the United States ref http www.nielsenmedia.com ... more details
Detroit Line can refer to the following rail lines Detroit Line Conrail in and near DetroitDetroit Line Norfolk Southern , Detroit to Toledo Amtrak s Chicago Detroit Line disambig ... more details
Park gallery References Reflist 2 External links Portal MetroDetroit http www.downtowndetroit.org ...Infobox settlement name Downtown Detroit native name native name lang settlement type Neighborhoods in Detroit Neighborhood of Detroit image skyline imagesize image alt image caption image flag flag size ... 250px map alt Downtown Detroit map caption Jefferson Avenue Detroit Jefferson Avenue in front of the Renaissance ... Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Detroit highlighted.svg dot mapsize 250px dot map base alt dot map alt Location of Downtown Detroit within the city of Detroit dot map caption Location of Downtown Detroit within the city of Detroit dot x 138 dot y 050 pushpin map Michigan pushpin label position ... of Downtown Detroit in the state of Michigan latd 42 latm 20 lats 02 latNS N longd 83 longm ... of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan City subdivision name3 Detroit established title ... footnotes Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a Neighborhoods in Detroit residential area of Detroit , Michigan , United States. Downtown is bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west ..., and the Detroit River to the south. Downtown contains much Architecture of metropolitan Detroit historic architecture and most of the prominent skyscrapers in Detroit, including the Renaissance ..., Theatre in Detroit theatres , and commercial buildings anchor the various downtown districts. Downtown has a number parks including those linked by a promenade along the Detroit International Riverfront ... Field . General Motors moved their headquarters into the Renaissance Center , and the Detroit Lions have relocated from Pontiac, Michigan to downtown Detroit. High profile events like the 2005 MLB ... 20061106 NEWS05 611060337 1 BUSINESS07 Detroit Free Press 2006 11 06 ref As result new residents are moving into Detroit in the assortment of new lofts that are opening up, while condemned buildings ... pool. ref name DTE http www.downtowndetroit.org ddp newsroom detroit news july 4 2007.htm ... more details
N 82 59 52.3 W See also Portal MetroDetroit Col begin Col break Ambassador Bridge Belle Isle Park ... MetroDetroit Parks in metropolitan Detroit Greatlakes AHR Canadian Heritage Rivers System Category ...Geobox River Name section name Detroit River native name other name Rivi re du D troit other name1 category ... district district1 city United States Detroit city1 Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Grosse Pointe Park ... map size 250 map caption Location of the Detroit River in the United States map1 Lake st clair landsat.jpeg ... Clair North America Lake St. Clair center , and the Detroit River connecting it to Lake Erie bottom The Detroit River is a 32 mile 51 km long strait in the Great Lakes system. ref name EPA Cite web ... glnpo aoc detroit.html date 29 April 2009 title Detroit River Area of Concern accessdate June ... as River of the Strait . The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit ... title How the Detroit River shaped lives and history url http apps.detnews.com apps history index.php?id 186 work The Detroit News location Detroit, Michigan date 11 February 1997 accessdate June 15 ... States . The river divides the major metropolitan areas of Detroit , Michigan , and Windsor, Ontario Windsor , Ontario an area referred to as Detroit Windsor . The two are connected by the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit Windsor Tunnel . The river serves as an important transportation ... Seaway St. Lawrence Seaway and Erie Canal . When Detroit underwent rapid industrialization at the turn of the twentieth century, the Detroit River became notoriously polluted and toxic. In recent years ... in the Detroit River islands in the Detroit River , and much of the lower portion of the river is incorporated into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge . The portion of the river in the city of Detroit has been organized into the Detroit International Riverfront and the William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor . The Detroit River is designated an American Heritage Rivers American ... more details
Ilitch Holdings Spanish Gothic C. Howard Crane See also Portal MetroDetroit Caesars Windsor Grand ... National Historic Landmark , the Fox Theatre Detroit, Michigan Detroit Fox Theatre lights up Foxtown at night. Theatre in Detroit discusses performing arts in the city, its history, and its venues ... getinfo coolstuff.html Firsts and facts Detroit Tourism Economic Development Council . Retrieved on July 24, 2008. ref ref http www.degc.org arts culture.aspx Arts & Culture Detroit Economic Growth Corporation . Retrieved on July 24, 2008. Detroit is home to the second largest theatre district ... Avenue , the city s thoroughfare, between the Neighborhoods in Detroit, Michigan Downtown downtown and Neighborhoods in Detroit, Michigan New Center New Center area. Some additional venues are located ... title AIA Detroit The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture year 2002 ... thumb right 225px The Fillmore Detroit is located beside the Fox Theatre along Detroit s Woodward ... Arbor, Michigan Michigan Theatre , Ann Arbor. Detroit has a long theatrical history, with many venues ... Downtown Detroit s Movie Palaces Images of America year 2006 publisher Arcadia Publishing isbn 0 7385 4102 8 ref The Fox Theatre DetroitDetroit Fox Theatre 1928 was the first theater ever constructed ... C. Howard Crane , the ornate Detroit Fox was fully restored in 1988. It is the largest of the nation ... in city s renewal . Michigan History, The Detroit News . Retrieved on November 23, 2007. ref ...?id 63 Detroit s historic Fox Theatre . Michigan History, The Detroit News . Retrieved on July 9, 2009 ... for West Side Story musical West Side Story , produced by Detroit s Nederlander Organization , were composed on the piano that resides in the library at Cranbrook Educational Community Cranbrook in the Detroit ... s career began after purchasing a 99 year lease on the Detroit Opera House. His son, the organization s chairman, James M. Nederlander, also a Detroit native, coproduced over one hundred famous ... more details
&category locations History of the zoo Dead link date July 2010 Zoos of Michigan Zoos MetroDetroit ... MetroDetroit Category National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Category Oakland County ...Infobox zoo zoo name Detroit Zoo image FountainDetroitZoo1.jpg image caption The Horace Rackham Memorial ... of Zoos and Aquariums AZA ref name aza list website http www.detroitzoo.org www.detroitzoo.org The Detroit Zoological Park , commonly known as the Detroit Zoo , is located about convert 2 mi km north of the Detroit city limits at the intersection of Woodward Avenue , 10 Mile Road, and Interstate 696 in Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak and Huntington Woods , Michigan , United States USA . The Detroit Zoological Society, a non profit organization, operates both the Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Nature Zoo, located in the city of Detroit, Michigan Detroit . The Detroit Zoological Society is responsible ... over 270 species. History Image Detroit Zoo Historial Marker.jpg 200px thumb left Historical Marker at the main entrance. The first Detroit Zoo opened in 1883 on Michigan and Trumbull Avenues, across from the then site of Tiger Stadium Detroit Tiger Stadium . A circus had arrived in town, only to go broke financially. Luther Beecher , a leading Detroit citizen and capitalist, financed the purchase of the circus animals and erected a building for their display called the Detroit Zoological Garden ... 1974 . The First Fifty Years. Detroit Zoological Society. ref The Detroit Zoological Society was founded ... How the Detroit Zoo s first day was almost its last . Rearview Mirror, Detroit News. February 24, 1999 ... and Reptile houses. The Detroit Zoo was the first in America with cageless exhibits. ref name ... of her late husband Horace, the other three being college buildings named after him in Detroit, Michigan Detroit , Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan . From the 1950s through ... as the Wolverine State. ref http www.detroitzoo.org Detroit Zoological Society . ref The National ... more details
casino, the largest in Canada , attracts visitors from the metroDetroit region. In fact, Kwame ... 2, 2007. ref While about four fifths of the population of MetroDetroit lives outside the city itself .... There are over 50 different communities within MetroDetroit, all ranging in population from the hundreds ... International Film Festival Portal MetroDetroit References No footnotes date October 2009 reflist ... MetroDetroit mk ...File Ouelletteave.jpg right thumb 225px View from Ouellette Avenue in Windsor across the river to Detroit s Guardian Building Guardian and Penobscot Building cityscape. The Detroit Windsor region is an international urban area centred on the American city of Detroit , Michigan , the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario and the Detroit River between them. The Detroit Windsor area, a critical commercial ... 2001 Census 2001 Census . The Detroit Windsor area covers the southeastern Michigan counties of St ... of the metro area is being used Overview Image WindsorDetroitfromDetroitRiver.jpg right thumb 225px Detroit skyline to the right and Windsor to the left of the Detroit River The Detroit Windsor ... have been historically tied by several partnerships and agreements, including the Detroit and Windsor Tunnel Corporation, ref Detroit & Windsor Tunnel Corporation. http www.dwtunnel.com index.html Home page accessed 21 April 2007 ref the firm that is owned equally by the Detroit City of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario City of Windsor and operates the Windsor Detroit Tunnel tunnel . The cities are historically ..., such as the Detroit River . ref U.S. Environmental Protection http www.epa.gov glnpo aoc detroit.html Agency Detroit River Area of Concern accessed 21 April 2007 . ref Many federal, state and provincial ... governmental co operation is being formalized. The Detroit River International Crossing DRIC , a bi ... of a new or expanded crossing of the Detroit River ref Detroit River International Crossing. http ... more details
ref m bike Bicycling advocacy site for MetroDetroit. ref Cite web url http www.m bike.org title ... Michigan Mountain Biking Association Sisters Cycling Detroit Cycling club for women in the metroDetroit ... Portal MetroDetroit Transportation in metropolitan Detroit Trails in Detroit References Reflist ... Woodward Avenue, Detroit Woodward Avenue . Detroit is a popular city for cycling, it is flat with an extensive ... is available from the riverfront and tours of the city s Architecture of metropolitan Detroit architecture and urban development in Detroit urban development can be booked. ref Cite web url http www.crainsdetroit.com ... ref Cite web url http momentumplanet.com articles detroit title Detroit author Todd Scott publisher Momentum magazine date May June 2010 ref ref Cite web url http www.mlive.com news detroit index.ssf 2009 10 street racing detroit alleycat.html title Street racing Detroit Alleycats explore a rideable city quote Although it may be synonymous with the automobile, Detroit is home to a thriving underground ...?id 21 title How the bicycle put Detroit on wheels publisher Detroit News ref Infrastructure File D cut.JPG thumb right Dequindre Cut File Dequindre Cut Detroit c.JPG thumb Dequindre Cut, looking south On road Infrastructure Detroit is an excellent city for cycling with flat terrain and an extensive ... miles of bike lanes in Detroit, primarily on Belle Isle Park , the MacArthur Bridge Detroit ... Elmwood neighborhoods. The Dequindre Cut , a major greenway designed for cycling, links to the Detroit ... Creek Greenway on Detroit s east side are also completed. ref cite web url http www.connercreekgreenway.org ... , and Bicycle Route 36 36 provide connection through Detroit. ref cite web url http adventurecycling.org ... System ref The Detroit Non Motorized Master Plan calls for 400 miles of bike lanes primarily through road diet s. ref cite web url http 208.112.94.121 Detroit 20Non Motorized 20Master 20Plan.id.40.htm title Detroit Non Motorized Master Plan publisher Giffels Webster Engineering ref The plan s implementation ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Detroit, Oregon settlement type City nickname motto image skyline Detroit oregon skyline.jpg imagesize 300px image caption Looking west along Detroit Avenue image flag image seal image map Marion County Oregon Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Detroit Highlighted.svg ... water sq mi 0.3 area water km2 0.9 area urban sq mi area urban km2 area metro sq mi area metro km2 population as of 2000 population note population total 262 population metro population urban population ... GR 3 footnotes Detroit is a city in Marion County, Oregon Marion County , Oregon , United States . It was named for Detroit, Michigan in the 1890s because of the large number of people from Michigan ... Salem metropolitan area Metropolitan Statistical Area . History The original townsite of Detroit was inundated ... finished Detroit Dam on the Santiam River . ref name dam http www.nwp.usace.army.mil op V proj detbc.asp ... as a city the same year. Located near Detroit Lake and Detroit Lake State Park , Detroit s economy is dependent on tourism . The community suffered from a drought in 2001, when Detroit ... 01tripg detrl.html Low water picture of Detroit Lake Bot generated title ref In 2010, by a vote of 47 37 ref cite web url http news.yahoo.com s ap 20101103 ap on fe st us odd the other detroit 2 title Ashamed to be Detroit? Not this tiny Oregon town work Associated Press date 2010 11 03 ref citizens in Detroit voted down a ballot measure that would have changed the city s name to Detroit Lake, the name of the neighboring Detroit Lake reservoir and one of the most visited summer sites ... to disassociate the town from Detroit, Michigan and its close ties to crime, corruption, failing schools ... title Oregon Tourist Town Considers Dumping Detroit date 2010 10 26 accessdate 2010 10 27 ref Gary Brown, a city councilman in Detroit, Michigan, disagreed with the proposal, saying local ... glory. ref cite web url http www.huffingtonpost.com 2010 10 26 detroit oregon name change n 773989.html ... more details
Tiger Stadium Detroit Tiger Stadium in January 2005. gallery See also Portal MetroDetroit Cycling in DetroitDetroit Athletic Club Detroit Wolverines 1887 Detroit Wolverines season MetroDetroit Red ... Free Press year 2006 isbn 9780937247488 External links http www.detroitsports.org DetroitMetro Sports ... of Champions DetroitMetroDetroit Michigan Sports Sports in North America DEFAULTSORT Sports In Detroit Category MetroDetroit Category Sports in Detroit, Michigan fr Sport D troit ...File RenCen Superbowl XL.jpg right thumb 200px Renaissance Center during Super Bowl XL . Detroit , Michigan ... of the area s teams compete within the city of Detroit. There are three active major sports venues within the city 41,782 seat Comerica Park home of the Major League Baseball baseball team Detroit Tigers , 65,000 seat Ford Field home of the National Football League football team Detroit Lions , and 20,066 seat Joe Louis Arena home of the National Hockey League ice hockey team Detroit Red Wings . Detroit is known for its avid hockey fans. Interest in the sport has given the city the moniker of Hockeytown . In 2008, the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park reported 3.2 million visitors with a 98.6 ..., Michigan Auburn Hills . This 22,076 seat arena is home to the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association NBA . It was also home to the Women s National Basketball Association WNBA s Detroit ... WNBA season 2009 season . In college sports, the University of Detroit Mercy has a National Collegiate ... Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor , within an hour s drive of much of the Detroit metropolitan area. History File Comerica Park Detroit MI Panorama.jpg 750px thumb center center Comerica Park is home of the American League Detroit Tigers . center Detroit has bid to host Summer Olympic Games more often ... place Games. In 1967, Detroit was selected as one of the cities to adopt a Europe an professional soccer ... close season when the teams would have otherwise been dormant for the summer. Detroit was represented ... more details
Commented out because image was deleted Image arise detroit logo.gif thumb right 125px Arise Detroit logo ARISE Detroit is a coalition of community groups in Detroit , banding together in the hopes of making a bigger impact than they each can accomplish separately. ARISE is an acronym for Activating Resources and Inspiring Service and Empowerment. The coalition is a way to link together the hundreds of programs and agencies working on child and family issues anti violence, parenting, illiteracy, education, drug, neighborhood development, youth mentoring, etc. to produce more resources, more volunteers and more help for the people who need it. ARISE will create a massive community wide movement, supported by people, non profit groups, the media and individuals, to offer hope and let people know that they can play a personal role in improving their communities. The project began with a 300,000 grant from the Skillman Foundation, one of its founding partners. The coalition grew out of brainstorming sessions the foundation began hosting after Bill Cosby Bill Cosby s January 2005 town meeting ... Community College. 22 community groups have answered the call by launching ARISE Detroit A year in planning, the new coalition is going to recruit thousands of volunteers to help make Detroit a better ... City Year City Year Detroit Communities in Schools DAPCEP Detroit Free Press Detroit Parent Network Detroit Youth Foundation Hope United Methodist Church Legacy Associates Foundation Marshall Alexander Youth Organization Metro Parent Publishing Group Neighborhood Services Organization Youth Initiative Project ProLiteracy Detroit The Skillman Foundation Southwest Solutions Youth Sports and Recreation Commission External links http www.arisedetroit.org ARISE Detroit website http www.freep.com apps pbcs.dll article?AID 2006605290331 Detroit Free Press pre launch article http www.skillman.org ... charities Category Community based organizations Category Organizations based in Detroit, Michigan ... more details
Atlantic Records label. In the late 1960s, MetroDetroit was the epicenter for high energy ... Flagicon Canada File Flag of Ontario.svg 20px Windsor, Ontario See also Portal MetroDetroit ...The culture of Detroit , Michigan , has been closely associated with various forms of popular music in the 20th ... in the City s New Center, Detroit New Center area, home to the Fisher Theatre . See Music of Detroit Theatre in Detroit List of films set in Detroit Music has been the dominant feature of Detroit ... Theatre . ref Detroit s major performance centers include Orchestra Hall, Detroit Orchestra Hall home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra , the Detroit Opera House , the Fox Theatre Detroit Fox Theatre , Detroit Masonic Temple Masonic Temple Theatre , the Fisher Theatre , and the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts . Through the 1950s Detroit was a jazz center with stars of the era often came to Detroit s Black Bottom, Detroit Black Bottom neighborhood to perform. ref Herb Boyd 9 17 97 http www.metrotimes.com music special jazzhist 51jazzhist.html Cookin in the Motor City . The Metro Times . ref One highlight of Detroit s musical history was Motown Records success during the 1960s and early 1970s, founded in Detroit by Berry Gordy, Jr. and home to popular recording acts ... Madonna . The Detroit area is generally accepted as the birthplace of the Techno music Techno movement ... ref name Almanac Cite book author Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw title The Detroit Almanac publisher Detroit Free Press year 2000 isbn 0937247341 ref Other Detroit hip hop artists include Insane Clown ... online writers, graphic designers, journalists have emerged from Detroit. Westland native a former Detroit resident Tim Fuzzy Jones has taken elements from Hunter S. Thompsons Gonzo style of journalism ... of the annual Fash Bash , a major fashion event traditionally held in August to celebrate Detroit Fashion ... History, The Detroit News . Retrieved on November 23, 2007. ref Coordinated by the Detroit Institute ... more details
msg00043.htm ref References references External links Portal MetroDetroit Journalism http www.detnews.com ... border caption The August 11, 2009 front page br of The Detroit News type Daily newspaper format Broadsheet foundation 1873 ceased publication price owners MediaNews Group br small Detroit Media Partnership ... 615 West Lafayette br Detroit , Michigan 48226 br USA ISSN 1055 2715 website http detnews.com detnews.com The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the United States U.S. city of Detroit , Michigan . The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Detroit Free Press Free Press s building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960, it bought and closed the faltering Detroit Times . However ... in Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights and it was demolished. ref cite web title Detroit Times Building publisher Buildings of Detroit accessdate October 29, 2010 url http www.buildingsofdetroit.com places times ref The street in downtown Detroit where the Times building once stood is still called Times Square Detroit Times Square . The Evening News Association, owner of The News , merged ... Former Detroit News logo In 1989, the paper entered into a 100 year joint operating agreement with the rival ... company is called the Detroit Newspaper Partnership . The Free Press moved into The News building ... Free Press. History The Detroit News was founded by James E. Scripps who, in turn, was the older .... File Detroit News Building.JPG thumb 200px right Detroit News and Free Press Building The Detroit ... The Detroit News made history when it bought a three place Pitcairn PCA 2 auto gyro as a camera aircraft ... News Staff , October 1931, Popular Mechanics ref On July 13, 1995, Newspaper Guild employees of the Detroit Free Press and The News along with pressmen, printers and Teamsters , working for the Detroit ... partner in the papers joint operating agreement. On May 7, 2006, the combined Sunday Detroit News ... more details
and continued as the MetroDetroit metropolitan area grew to one of the nation s largest. The city ... Press date 2006 02 15 accessdate 2008 02 16 ref See also Portal MetroDetroit Col begin Col 2 Detroit in literature Category Images of Detroit, Michigan Images of Detroit Category Images of MetroDetroit Images of MetroDetroit List of films set in Detroit List of people from Detroit Col break List ... his 1701 landing along the Detroit River File Ste Anne de Detroit.jpg 200px thumb Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church Ste. Anne de D troit , founded in 1701 is the second oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Roman Catholic parish in the United States. The present church was completed in 1887. ref name Woodford ref name Poremba The city of Detroit , Michigan ... cities in the early 20th century. Based on its auto industry , Detroit s economy expanded following ... has experienced increased Urban development in Detroit urban renewal . Many areas of the city are listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan National Register of Historic Places . Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. Detroit ... evidence of 17th and 18th Century Detroit save streets named for early French settlers, their surviving ... from the center of the city like spokes in a wheel, with Jefferson Avenue Detroit Jefferson Avenue ... File Hurlbut Memorial Gate Detroit MI.jpg thumb Hurlbut Memorial Gate Chauncey Hurlbut Memorial Gate 1894 restored in 2007. Waterworks Park. The first recorded mention of what became Detroit was in 1670 ... notes that near the site of present day Detroit, they found a stone idol venerated by the Indians ... apps.detnews.com apps history index.php?id 207 Detroit s Water Works Park a gateway to the past . The Detroit News . Retrieved on January 31, 2010. ref 18th century File Siege of Fort Detroit.jpg thumb left Siege of Fort Detroit during Pontiac s Rebellion in 1763. File Surrender of Detroit.jpg thumb ... more details
metro 0504 28 b01 164896.htm Detroit triggers loan limit . The Detroit News . ref In addition, Detroit ... also Portal MetroDetroit Cadillac Place Flag of Detroit Guardian Building Patrick V. McNamara Federal ... 1, 1974, the government of Detroit , Michigan , is run by a mayor, the nine member Detroit City Council , and clerk elected on a nonpartisan ballot. Detroit has a Mayor council government strong mayoral ..., 2009 . ref Ward, George E. July 1993 . http www.crcmich.org PUBLICAT 1990s 1993 rpt31002.pdf Detroit ... Flag of Detroit, Michigan.svg thumb 250px center Flag of Detroit center See also list of mayors of Detroit, Michigan Detroit has consistently supported the United States Democratic Party Democratic ... 125px William Woodbridge of Detroit, the first justice appointed to Michigan s territorial Supreme Court . Detroit s courts are all state administered and elections are nonpartisan. The Circuit and Probate ... In addition to these trial courts, Detroit hosts the 1st District of the Michigan Court of Appeals and the United ... Federal Courthouse building in Downtown Detroit. ref Mason, Philip October 1995 . http www.theragens.com history Levin 20 20Theodore s 20Courthouse.htm Naming of the Court House in Detroit after Theodore ..., and 1.6 on corporations. Revenue is also obtained from utility taxes, hotel excises and from the Detroit ... facilities within the metropolitan area. Detroit has had to fight off legislative efforts to turn control of the system to the suburbs. ref Wisely, John 10 25 05 . http www.detnews.com 2005 metro 0510 25 A10 360055.htm Suburbs ramp up water system fight . The Detroit News . ref The city has experienced .... ref Mayor Kwami Kilpatrick 4 12 2006 . http www.clickondetroit.com news 8650757 detail.html Detroit ... city employees. ref Heath, B., et al. 1 13 05 . http www.detnews.com 2005 metro 0501 13 A01 58735.htm Mayor Fix Detroit or risk takeover . Detroit News . ref City departments City departments include Detroit Fire Department Detroit Police Department Detroit Public Schools Sister cities Sister cities ... more details
for the city in Michigan Detroit Geobox Settlement Heading name Detroit native name other name category List of towns and villages in Illinois Village Names etymology official name motto nickname Image image image caption Symbols flag symbol Country country United States state Illinois region Pike County, Illinois Pike region type County district district type Township municipality Locations location elevation imperial prominence imperial lat d 39 lat m 37 lat s 11 lat NS N long d 90 long m 40 long s 35 long EW W coordinates no title highest highest location highest region highest state highest elevation imperial highest lat d highest lat m highest lat s highest lat NS highest long d highest long m highest long s highest long EW lowest lowest location lowest region lowest state lowest elevation imperial lowest lat d lowest lat m lowest lat s lowest lat NS lowest long d lowest long m lowest long s lowest long EW Dimensions length imperial length orientation area imperial 0.2 area land imperial 0.2 area water imperial area urban imperial area metro imperial Population population population date 2000 population urban population metro population density population density imperial 388.7 population density urban imperial population density metro imperial History & management established ... Map.PNG map caption Location of Detroit within Illinois map background Illinois background map.png map locator Illinois2 Websites commons Detroit, Illinois statistics website Footnotes footnotes Detroit pronounced DEE troit note the different emphasis from the large Detroit City in nearby Michigan ... 2000 2000 census . Geography Detroit is located at coord 39.619810 90.676463 type city region ... Category Populated places in Pike County, Illinois Category Villages in Illinois ca Detroit Illinois cy Detroit, Illinois fr Detroit Illinois ht Detroit, Ilinwa mk , nl Detroit Illinois pl Detroit Illinois pt Detroit Illinois vo Detroit Illinois ... more details
houses. Due to this high level of disrepair, in 2007, the Metro Times DetroitMetro Times described ... story.asp?id 14470 Last call? . DetroitMetro Times . October 21, 2009. Retrieved on October 28, 2009. ref Geography Delray is located at the southern edge of the city limit of Detroit , although ... said in a 2009 article in the DetroitMetro Times that a foul stench was present in Delray ... Portal MetroDetroit commonscat inline Detroit Neighborhoods Detroit Category Defunct villages in Michigan ...Infobox settlement name Delray native name native name lang settlement type Neighborhoods in Detroit Neighborhood of Detroit image skyline DelrayDetroitMI.jpg imagesize 250px image alt Delray image caption Delray looking south along Jefferson Avenue Detroit West Jefferson image flag flag size flag alt ... areas Detroit highlighted.svg dot mapsize 250px dot map base alt dot map alt Location of Delray within the city of Detroit dot map caption Location of Delray within the city of Detroit dot x 116 dot ... name3 Detroit established title Plat ted established date 1836 established title1 Municipal corporation Incorporated established date1 1897 established title2 Annexation Annexed by Detroit established ..., 2010 ref area code Area code 313 313 website footnotes Delray is a Neighborhoods in Detroit, Michigan ... of Detroit , Michigan . It is isolated from other areas of Detroit by industrial warehouses and Interstate ... area usually extends south to the River Rouge Michigan River Rouge , east to the Detroit River ... Wayne Detroit Fort Wayne or sometimes further north to Clark Street. ref name CITYDATA cite web last City Data.com url http www.city data.com neighborhood Delray Detroit MI.html year 2010 title Delray neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan MI , 48209 detailed profile accessdate 12 May 2010 ref In 1930, Delray ... the southernmost strip of Detroit along Outer Drive and M 85 Michigan highway Fort Street extending ... www.city data.com neighborhood Boynton Detroit MI.html year 2010 title Boynton neighborhood in Detroit ... more details
Carson 2005 By 1964, teen clubs around MetroDetroit such as the Fifth Dimension venue Fifth Dimension ... 1960s, MetroDetroit was the epicenter for high energy rock music with the MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges ... Books isbn 0 87930 653 X ref Then in 1968, the MetroDetroit rock scene witnessed an extraordinary ..., many of the MetroDetroit acts grew into international rock icons such as Bob Seger , Ted Nugent ... rock bands of the MC5 and The Stooges. ref name McNeil 2006 1990s During the 1990s, metroDetroit rock ... accessdate ref Hardcore punk was a perfect fit in MetroDetroit. Rock music there had always been louder .... See also Portal MetroDetroit List of songs about Detroit List of films set in Detroit List of people ...File Fillmore Detroit marquee.jpg 325px thumb The Fillmore Detroit hosts the annual Detroit Music Awards in April. This article discusses the Music of Detroit , Michigan . World renowned for its Detroit ... McGraw title The Detroit Almanac publisher Detroit Free Press year 2000 isbn 0937247341 ref ref name Almanac2 Cite book author Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw title The Detroit Almanac, 2nd edition publisher Detroit Free Press year 2006 isbn 9780937247488 ref Historical background File Broadway Avenue Historic District 2.jpg 200px thumb Harmonie Centre in Detroit s Broadway Avenue Historic District Detroit, Michigan Broadway Avenue Historic District The Detroit area s diverse population ... historytemplate.cfm?id 109 Michigan s greatest treasure Its people . Michigan History, The Detroit ... the nation. ref Cite book author Bond, Marilyn and S. R. Boland. year 2002 title The Birth of Detroit Sound 1940 1964 Images of America Series id ISBN 738520330 ref Detroit s former Black Bottom, Detroit Black Bottom area, a district on the city s east side, became nationally famous for its music ... Park, Detroit Lafayette Park . The east necklace of downtown links Grand Circus and the stadium ... Park District in the Broadway Avenue Historic District Detroit, Michigan Broadway Avenue ... more details
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