Web Directory

» Belle Isle
   Historic description and photographs of Belle Isle, including the aquarium, conservatory, and casino buildings.
   http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/detroit/d6.htm

» Bootlegger's Paradise
   Feature story of the Jewish Purple Gang of Prohibition Era Detroit; photos and bibliography.
   http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/gang/purple/1.html

» Burton Historical Collection
   The local history collection of the Detroit Public Library. Site features visitor information, guides for genealogists, and inventories for church records.
   http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/burton/burton_index.htm

» Friends of Belle Isle
   An organization that promotes the preservation of Detroit's historic island park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. History, activities, attractions, directions, membership and contact information.
   http://www.fobi.org/

» Michigan Central Car Ferry, 1901
   Photograph of the car ferry, Michigan Central, entering its slip in the Detroit River, taken sometime between 1880 and 1901. From the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress.
   http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/det.4a04912

» Panorama of Old Detroit
   Through new and old photographs, watch the city of Detroit grow and decay from 1906 to the present.
   http://www.merit.edu/~jimmoran/detphot/detroit.html

» Rearview Mirror - A Look Back at Our Lives in Detroit
   A living history project from the photo and story archives of the Detroit News.
   http://www.detnews.com/history/

» The Museum of African American History
   Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of African and African American history and culture.
   http://www.chwmuseum.org/