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Stop At: Parker Street, Parker St, Detroit, MI, USA
This brick-lined street is known as Parker's Alley and it is named after Thomas Parker, a free black man who was one of the city's first black landowners in Detroit.
Duration: 3 minutes
Stop At: The Belt, 1234 Library St, Detroit, MI 48226-2208
The Belt is named after the alleyway's location in the former garment district which was shaped like a belt.
It is part of a larger project by the Library Street Collective to reimagine underutilized spaces throughout the city.
Duration: 3 minutes
Stop At: Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward Ave corner of Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226-3580
This park was created in 2004 and is a main hang out in Detroit. It was even named a “Top 10 Public Square†in the USA by USA Today. Not bad for an area that few people felt safe enough walking into 20 years ago.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226-4105
When it was built in 1928, it was the 4th highest building in the United States and 8th highest in the world. It soars above you like the edge off a cliff with a series of setbacks at the top.
Duration: 3 minutes
Stop At: The Guardian Building, 500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226-3480
The Guardian building is one of the finest art deco skyscrapers in the United States. It was completed in 1929 and was originally called the Union Trust Building. It also had the rather cute nickname of the Cathedral of Finance.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Spirit of Detroit, 2 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226-3437
The sun-like thing on the right is meant to symbolize the rays emanating from God, and the people in his other hand are supposed to represent all human relationships. The Spirit is widely recognized and well-loved and you can find the image all over the city.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Joe Louis Monument, 5 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226-3473
oe Louis didn’t just throw his weight around in the boxing ring. He fought against segregation and Jim Crow laws and encouraged young African American men to join the US Army during World War II despite the fact that it was still racially segregated. When he was asked why he did it, he famously replied "Lots of things wrong with America, but Hitler ain't going to fix them."
Duration: 3 minutes
