Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Robert E. Sullivan, Jr. is an attorney, a former Planning Commissioner for the City of Detroit and has taught a History of Detroit class at the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit and at Macomb Community College for several years.
The mutually dependent evolution of Detroit’s fascinating transportation systems and business growth. With photos, maps and narrative, we will discuss horses, streetcars, trains, ships, freighters, busses, airplanes, the building of the Ambassador Bridge and Windsor Tunnel, the People Mover, outdoor markets, Eastern Market, the State Fair; manufacturing of rail cars, stoves, cigars, paint, pharmaceuticals; salt mines, the Ferry seed business, Sanders, Vernors and more
Location:
Birmingham Next