"Detroit." History -. 06 Mar. 2013 <http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Detroit-History.html>.
This website gave us a linear explanation of events that were important to the history of Detroit. From this we were able to pull out important events that we research more in depth.
"Detroit: The History and Future of the Motor City." Detroit: The History and Future of the Motor City. 06 Mar. 2013 <http://www.detroit1701.org/>.
This website was the main contributer to the history of Detroit section on our website. Although the information was not organized by time period, it dove further into detail on historical events. The website offered an interpretation of the history of metropolitan Detroit and gave speculations about its future. It provides information about achievements that occurred here as well as about conflicts that made Detroit a metropolis polarized by race and economic class.
"History Detroit." Detroit History. 06 Mar. 2013 <http://historydetroit.com/index.php>.
This website provided us a list of events, dates, and important people along with short summary of its importance to Detroit. This website was again used to pick out events and dates that we would focus on.
"Timeline of Detroit." Home. 06 Mar. 2013 <http://detroithistorical.org/learn/timeline-detroit>.
This was simply a timeline of Detroit that provided important events and dates.
"The Framework." http://detroitworksproject.com/the-framework/
This is the plan for Detroit endorsed by the current mayor. It is a result of thousands of consultations between local authorities, experts, and citizens that attempts to make use of the unique land situation in Detroit to hopefully allow the city to thrive. On the website are links to the full plan, as well as a simplified summary complete with visual aids. http://detroitworksproject.com/the-framework/
"Detroit Wildlife." http://vimeo.com/2371774
This is a link to a video illustrating the nature of Detroit now that 25% of the population has vacated its property. Vacant streets and rows of empty homes highlight this documentary by Frenchman Florent Tillon. http://vimeo.com/2371774
"Detroit, Michigan." http://www.city-data.com/city/Detroit-Michigan.html
This site has information in graph and raw number form about every aspect of Detroit that is kept track of. Population, demographics, income, median age and much more is described here.
"In the Wake of Detroit's Disastrous Path, Envisioning Greener Pastures." Rosso, Randy, 2012. http://www.metrotrends.org/spotlight/Detroit.cfm, The Urban Institute, 2011
This article describes statistics gathered from an analysis of Detroit’s housing situation. Graphs and maps illustrate the mass exodus that has left the city empty.
"Crime Statistics." City of Detroit. http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/PoliceDepartment/CrimeStatistics.aspx
In addition to the cited crime mapping page, this website also provides updated information about the future direction of Detroit. Programs and initiatives are described in easy to understand terminology. There is also information about public departments and elected officials on the website.
"Bing Races to Beat Michigan Deadline for Union Detroit Deal" Christoff, Chris, 2012. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-29/bing-races-to-beat-michigan-deadline-for-union-detroit-deal.htmlThis article describes the fiscal conundrum that Detroit is facing, and how it has impacted services such as law enforcement in the past decade.
Bluestone, Daniel M. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
Vol. 47, No. 3 (Sep., 1988), pp. 245-262 “Detroit’s City beautiful and the Problem of Commerce”
This in depth analysis examines the manifestation of City Beuatuiful the changes to the urban environment that Detroit elites wished to reverse through the use of monumental civic buildings
Humbad, Shailesh N. "Detroit Population History 1900-2000." Detroit Population History 1900-2000. N.p., 24 Nov. 2011. Web. 19 Feb. 2013. http://www.somacon.com/p469.php
This website features a graphical analysis of population movement trends within the Detroit region for each decade between 1900 and 2000. For the decades following 1960, the placement of freeways is also represented.
Google, comp. Journal of the Common Council of the City of Detroit: From the Time of Its First Organization. 660:661., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.
An ebook consisting of scanned pages of the Journal as they were publish compiled by the Google books project.
http://detroithistorical.org/learn/timeline-detroit/industrial-detroit-1860-1900
Industrial Detroit (1860-1900)." Home. Detroit Historical Society, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.
This timeline, maintained by the city’s historical society, details significant events in Detroit’s history dating back to the 1600s.
"DETROIT TRANSIT HISTORY: The DUR Years (1901--1922)." DETROIT TRANSIT HISTORY http://www.detroittransithistory.info/TheDURYears.html
This website is an extremely informative site, extensively covering the early years of Detroit’s public transportation and includes images.
From The Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=199#ixzz2Lx9NHJbM
The building of Detroit [electronic resource] / by Clarence Monroe Burton. Author - Burton, Clarence Monroe, 1853-1932, Published -[Detroit?: s.n.], 1912 Edition,2nd ed
Detroit's coming of age, 1873 to 1973. Author- Lochbiler, Don, 1908. Published -Detroit, Published for the Detroit news by Wayne State University Press, 1973
The story of Detroit [electronic resource] / by George B. Catlin. Author- Catlin, George B. (George Byron), 1857-1934. Published- [Detroit, Mich.]: Detroit News, 1923 (Chicago : Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.)
In old Detroit [electronic resource] / George W. Stark; illustrated by Arch H. Lewis. Author -Stark, George W. (George Washington), 1884-1966. Published -Detroit: Arnold-Powers, 1939
The history of Detroit and Michigan, or, The metropolis illustrated [electronic resource]: chronological cyclopedia of the past and present: including a full record of territorial days in Michigan and the annals of Wayne County / by Silas Farmer. Author- Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902. Published- Detroit: S. Farmer & Co., 1884 ([Detroit] : Electrotyped and printed by the Detroit Free Press Co.)
This website gave us a linear explanation of events that were important to the history of Detroit. From this we were able to pull out important events that we research more in depth.
"Detroit: The History and Future of the Motor City." Detroit: The History and Future of the Motor City. 06 Mar. 2013 <http://www.detroit1701.org/>.
This website was the main contributer to the history of Detroit section on our website. Although the information was not organized by time period, it dove further into detail on historical events. The website offered an interpretation of the history of metropolitan Detroit and gave speculations about its future. It provides information about achievements that occurred here as well as about conflicts that made Detroit a metropolis polarized by race and economic class.
"History Detroit." Detroit History. 06 Mar. 2013 <http://historydetroit.com/index.php>.
This website provided us a list of events, dates, and important people along with short summary of its importance to Detroit. This website was again used to pick out events and dates that we would focus on.
"Timeline of Detroit." Home. 06 Mar. 2013 <http://detroithistorical.org/learn/timeline-detroit>.
This was simply a timeline of Detroit that provided important events and dates.
"The Framework." http://detroitworksproject.com/the-framework/
This is the plan for Detroit endorsed by the current mayor. It is a result of thousands of consultations between local authorities, experts, and citizens that attempts to make use of the unique land situation in Detroit to hopefully allow the city to thrive. On the website are links to the full plan, as well as a simplified summary complete with visual aids. http://detroitworksproject.com/the-framework/
"Detroit Wildlife." http://vimeo.com/2371774
This is a link to a video illustrating the nature of Detroit now that 25% of the population has vacated its property. Vacant streets and rows of empty homes highlight this documentary by Frenchman Florent Tillon. http://vimeo.com/2371774
"Detroit, Michigan." http://www.city-data.com/city/Detroit-Michigan.html
This site has information in graph and raw number form about every aspect of Detroit that is kept track of. Population, demographics, income, median age and much more is described here.
"In the Wake of Detroit's Disastrous Path, Envisioning Greener Pastures." Rosso, Randy, 2012. http://www.metrotrends.org/spotlight/Detroit.cfm, The Urban Institute, 2011
This article describes statistics gathered from an analysis of Detroit’s housing situation. Graphs and maps illustrate the mass exodus that has left the city empty.
"Crime Statistics." City of Detroit. http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/PoliceDepartment/CrimeStatistics.aspx
In addition to the cited crime mapping page, this website also provides updated information about the future direction of Detroit. Programs and initiatives are described in easy to understand terminology. There is also information about public departments and elected officials on the website.
"Bing Races to Beat Michigan Deadline for Union Detroit Deal" Christoff, Chris, 2012. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-29/bing-races-to-beat-michigan-deadline-for-union-detroit-deal.htmlThis article describes the fiscal conundrum that Detroit is facing, and how it has impacted services such as law enforcement in the past decade.
Bluestone, Daniel M. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
Vol. 47, No. 3 (Sep., 1988), pp. 245-262 “Detroit’s City beautiful and the Problem of Commerce”
This in depth analysis examines the manifestation of City Beuatuiful the changes to the urban environment that Detroit elites wished to reverse through the use of monumental civic buildings
Humbad, Shailesh N. "Detroit Population History 1900-2000." Detroit Population History 1900-2000. N.p., 24 Nov. 2011. Web. 19 Feb. 2013. http://www.somacon.com/p469.php
This website features a graphical analysis of population movement trends within the Detroit region for each decade between 1900 and 2000. For the decades following 1960, the placement of freeways is also represented.
Google, comp. Journal of the Common Council of the City of Detroit: From the Time of Its First Organization. 660:661., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.
An ebook consisting of scanned pages of the Journal as they were publish compiled by the Google books project.
http://detroithistorical.org/learn/timeline-detroit/industrial-detroit-1860-1900
Industrial Detroit (1860-1900)." Home. Detroit Historical Society, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.
This timeline, maintained by the city’s historical society, details significant events in Detroit’s history dating back to the 1600s.
"DETROIT TRANSIT HISTORY: The DUR Years (1901--1922)." DETROIT TRANSIT HISTORY http://www.detroittransithistory.info/TheDURYears.html
This website is an extremely informative site, extensively covering the early years of Detroit’s public transportation and includes images.
From The Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=199#ixzz2Lx9NHJbM
The building of Detroit [electronic resource] / by Clarence Monroe Burton. Author - Burton, Clarence Monroe, 1853-1932, Published -[Detroit?: s.n.], 1912 Edition,2nd ed
Detroit's coming of age, 1873 to 1973. Author- Lochbiler, Don, 1908. Published -Detroit, Published for the Detroit news by Wayne State University Press, 1973
The story of Detroit [electronic resource] / by George B. Catlin. Author- Catlin, George B. (George Byron), 1857-1934. Published- [Detroit, Mich.]: Detroit News, 1923 (Chicago : Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.)
In old Detroit [electronic resource] / George W. Stark; illustrated by Arch H. Lewis. Author -Stark, George W. (George Washington), 1884-1966. Published -Detroit: Arnold-Powers, 1939
The history of Detroit and Michigan, or, The metropolis illustrated [electronic resource]: chronological cyclopedia of the past and present: including a full record of territorial days in Michigan and the annals of Wayne County / by Silas Farmer. Author- Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902. Published- Detroit: S. Farmer & Co., 1884 ([Detroit] : Electrotyped and printed by the Detroit Free Press Co.)