We found a series of images showing a former Eagle Street storefront being destroyed in December 1967 for what was likely a Fire Department exercise. The building was likely acquired through an program that was forcing out residents in favor of higher tax paying industrial properties.

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Ever wonder what Eastern looked like 150 years ago?
This map from an 1876 Wayne County shows Michigan Avenue had a dense concentration of farm houses. If you look at the farm properties on this map, you'll notice namesake families for quite a few Dearborn streets.

#dearborn #atlas #vintagemaps #MichiganHistory

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We had a person recently request a copy of this photo of Carlysle at Vassar in taken in October 1946. It took until after World War II for much of that area down into southern to be developed.

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Todd Nelson · @footsteps
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For those joining mastodon recently, we're a local and in the suburb of . Follow us if you want more , , and content in your feed

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Mason Christensen · @mkrauszc
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My boss found in a closet today an old 1950 calendar with prints of on it. I love this one showing Detroit in 1860.

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Querfeld Funeral Home in recently closed. The business started as an service around the late teens and opened a parlor in 1925. This photo shows some of their ambulances around 1929.

#medicalhistory #MichiganHistory #funeral #ambulance #dearborn

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Introduction:
We are a local history museum and archive that occupies three 1830s buildings in Dearborn . As we rely on a broad base of social media to spread of our museum, we thought we'd try mastodon. Our museum serves as a general history museum and archive for the City of . As a result, we'll be posting a wide variety of things related to Dearborn, Detroit, and even .

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Mason Christensen · @mkrauszc
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My most interesting work duty this past week was photographing the oldest halal meat market in Michigan. The business started in the 1940s.

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