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.
Henry Ford stole this from us
Additionally, Henry Ford made this city wealthier than almost any other on earth. It’s too bad it was wasted.
i am impressed on the sharpness of these photos.
Rip decent public transit
It’s sad that our public transportation system hasn’t improved 120 years later.
Trying not to be a pessimist, but… isn’t that to be expected? I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case when cars weren’t around and people relied more on public transportation. As someone who lived in Boston for the past year, I can say without a doubt that our public transit system is trash. In addition, I don’t know how transit systems in other cities compared 120 years ago.
There was a National Hay Association then, which is now known as the Independent Petroleum Association. You’ve got to fuel your car
Hay is for horses.
Right in front of Men’s Outfitters, there’s a pit with construction-like wooden boards inside it. Does anyone know what they were building?