Then & now.
Drag the handle, or use the arrow keys, to move between old Detroit and the city you ride through today.
Michigan Central Station
New, grand and busy in the postcard. Empty for thirty years after 1988, then restored by Ford and reopened in 2024.
Then: POSTCARD New Michigan Central Station circa 1915, public domain. Now: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Woodward Avenue at Grand Circus Park
Horse carts and church spires on Woodward. A few blocks on, the Fox Theatre opened in 1928 and the street became the heart of the theatre district.
Then: Woodward Avenue Grand Circus Park 1910 - Detroit Michigan, public domain. Now: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Detroit from the river
The 1930s skyline had just gained its Art Deco towers. The Renaissance Center arrived in the 1970s and still owns the view from Windsor.
Then: Belle Isle Bridge and Ambassador Bridge, against Detroit's Skyline, Detroit, Mich (72685), public domain. Now: TheWxResearcher, CC0.
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The Fisher Building
Hugh Ferriss drew the Fisher Building for his 1929 book The Metropolis of Tomorrow. Compare his vision with the tower you can visit today.
Then: The Metropolis of Tomorrow - 45 - Detroit. The Fisher Building, public domain. Now: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Historic Fort Wayne
Officers’ row when the fort was an active army post, and the old stone sally port today, a few minutes from the bridge path.
Then: OfficersRowFortWayne, public domain. Now: TracieMichelle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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