Detroit history

Reckoning 375: The impact of I-375’s construction on two historic Black neighborhoods

Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were two majority-black neighborhoods on the lower east side of Detroit that were both destroyed,...

CultureShift: Exploring the history of Hispanic Americans in Detroit

Hispanic Heritage Month, running Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, is a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions and...

Detroit Today: Reckoning with the construction and rebuild of I-375

In the early 1960s, I-375 was created. That highway, and highways like it, allowed people to more quickly maneuver the...

CuriosiD: How did Michigan get the Uniroyal Giant Tire on I-94? And what’s it like inside?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.   In this episode of...

CultureShift: ‘Detroit We Dey’ documents the city’s Nigerian community from the ’70s to now

In "Detroit We Dey," local filmmaker Ozi Uduma explores the history and future of a social club founded by Nigerians...

CuriosiD: What’s the story behind metro Detroit’s mile roads?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Over the years, listeners have...

CultureShift: Why doesn’t Detroit fly its flag more?

You wouldn't know Detroit has a flag just by looking around. Detroit’s flag isn’t represented much throughout the city —...

CuriosiD bonus: Who created Blue Moon ice cream?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.   Blue Moon ice cream...

CuriosiD: What is Superman ice cream? And where does it come from?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.   In this episode of CuriosiD,...

CuriosiD: Who was Bagley?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In...

CuriosiD: What is on Boblo Island today? And what happened to the Boblo boats?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.  ...

CuriosiD: Why are there so many Coney Islands in Detroit?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on ApplePodcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.   In...