Detroit is the largest city in Michigan state. In the 20th century, Detroit boomed with an industrial powerhouse and automobile industry. Its population grew immensely, and in 1910 it became the 9th largest city in the United States. The “Great Migration brought large numbers of black Southerners into Detroit. The black population multiplied from 5700 in 1910 to 40,800 in the 1920s. Some other industries, including metal crafts, railcars, stove works, paints, iron, brass, and copper, progressed by leaps and bounds. Henry Ford built an assembly line at his Highland Park Plant in 1910. Later that decade, when World War I broke out, Detroiters fought valiantly.
Here below are some stunning historical photos that show Detroit city in the early 20th century from 1900 to 1910.
The Ancestry DNA+ family tree was done by me. In 1900, a streetcar hit and killed my 3x great-grandfather at Fort Street+ Rivard. According to his death certificate, he was hit by a streetcar because of his own negligence. Don’t even think about calling 1-800-Sam. There was also a couple of Free Press articles and a sketch trying to ID his body. How did people carry ID back then?
Detroit used to look pastoral in parts.
Take a look at all those old buildings people think weren’t death traps!
Architecture is so cool, I love it
These make me so upset.