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  Detroit, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1796 Detroit and its surrounding areas passed to the United States, and from 1805 to 1847 the town was the territorial and state capitol of Michigan.
Detroit's population increased more than sixfold during the first half of the 20th century, thanks largely to a massive influx of eastern European and Southern migrants—both white and fl—who came to the area for the burgeoning automobile industry jobs.
Detroit was also the former home of a round of the Formula One World Championship, holding a race on the streets of downtown Detroit from 1982 until 1987, after which the sanction moved from Formula One to Indycars.
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 New Center, Detroit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Detroit Paint and Glass, Detroit Lakes, MN Detroit Paint and Glass is the lake's regions complete, full service home decorating center.
University Center Cultural Association The UCCA is a consortium of more than fifty organizations, formed to enhance and promote development in the University Cultural Center in Metro Detroit.
Detroit Artists Market The Detroit Artists Market, a nonprofit gallery for contemporary art, educates the metropolitan Detroit community about the work of emerging and established Detroit and Michigan artists through exhibitions, sales, and related programs.
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 Cultural Center, Detroit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cultural Center is a district of Detroit, Michigan that includes a number of museums and attractions.
Located about two miles (3 km) north of downtown, the Cultural Center is roughly bounded by Woodward Avenue to the west, Interstate 75 to the east, Interstate 94 to the north and Warren Avenue to the south.
Attractions include the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical Museum, the main library of the Detroit public library system and the Detroit Science Center.
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 Online Discount Hotel Reservations - Discount Detroit Michigan hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Detroit is one of the largest cities of the Michigan and harbour.
Detroit was founded in the year of 1701 by a French trader, Antoine de la Mothe.
In regard to the cultural life of Detroit there are colleges and universities in the city such as Wayne State University and the University of Detroit Mercy.
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 Detroit
Detroit is freezing cold in winter and unbearably humid in summer, with the height of discomfort hitting in July.
Detroit was an important station along the Underground Railroad, a rough and tumble network of escape routes used by abolitionists and African-American slaves who traveled from America's southern states, through the US north and into Canada.
The museum is in the heart of the Cultural Center, one block from the Institute of Arts and near the Detroit Science Center, a space dedicated to scientific interaction and featuring an IMAX theatre.
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 Cityscape Detroit > Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board This body is responsible for the designation of new local historic districts in the City of Detroit.
Detroit Renaissance Founded in 1970 to assist in rebuilding Detroit, this non-profit is comprised of Detroit’s civic leadership that is focused on redeveloping the City and the region.
Detroit was once known as the "Paris of the Midwest" because of the large number of elms that lined most of the City’s streets.
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 Cultural center planned - 03/13/01
Plans for the center on the grounds of the Shenandoah Country Club call for the public course to remain open during construction on the new Chaldean cultural and community center, which could begin construction as early as 2002.
The cultural center, which will include a museum and library, will be free and open to the public.
   The cultural center will be the community's museum, its archives, its library, and its celebration of a culture that can trace its roots from ancient Sumeria through the earliest days of the Detroit auto boom, when parents and grandparents arrived to establish a close-knit merchant community.
www.detnews.com /2001/oakland/0103/13/d04-198794.htm   (833 words)

  
 About Detroit
Detroit is 1 million people coming from more than 100 ethnic and nationality groups, giving an exciting diversity to the city.
Detroit's international flavor is further enhanced by the steady stream of ships passing by on the Detroit River, one of the busiest inland waterways in the world.
Detroit's eye-catching Civic Center borders the river at the foot of Woodward Avenue.
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 In Detroit
Also located in the Cultural Center are the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Science Center, the Center for Creative Studies, Your Hertiage House, the Children's Museum, the Detroit Historical Museum, and the main branch of the Detroit Public Library.
Detroit boasts more than 40 professional and community theaters which delight visitors and residents with top-notch billings, from the latest Broadway offerings to a variety of world renowned entertainers.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan is dedicatedto the preservation and presentation of African and African American history and culture.
www.med.umich.edu /haahc/Conference/detroit.htm   (750 words)

  
 The Detroit Metropolitan Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Detroit Public Library, containing more than two million volumes, a fine arts department with 500,000 prints, a complete set of U.S. patents, and a wealth of scientific literature.
Detroit Science Center features "hands-on" exhibits ranging from experiments with optics and sound to models of some of America's space achievements, including authentic space capsules.
The Center for Creative Studies and the International Institute with its cultural displays and ethnic lunches, are also located in the Cultural Center.
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 Detroit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Detroit is situated on a broad, generally flat plain.
Detroit has a diversified manufacturing and shipping base, but the city's economy remains unusually sensitive to the fortunes of the automotive industry.
The Detroit River is heavily used by Great Lakes shipping, and the region's port facilities handle large quantities of raw materials.
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 The Metropolitan Detroit Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Located in the University Cultural Center area, Wayne State University is close to the city's leading museums and centers of creativity, research and learning.
The College for Creative Studies and the International Institute with its cultural displays and ethnic lunches, are also located in the Cultural Center.
Likewise the Detroit Zoological Park in Royal Oak is an extensive and ever-popular attraction.
www.iog.wayne.edu /iog/misc/detroit.html   (1087 words)

  
 cultural district :: detroit neighborhoods
The Detroit Public Library, The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building are the structures that display the most spectacular architecture of the time.
The Detroit Public Library is a marble Italian Renaissance designs and was built by Cass Gilbert from 1915 to 1921.
After the Rackham building was built, the Cultural Center added a few other notable structures such as the Detroit Historical Museum, the International Institute, the Society of Arts and Crafts Art School, the Detroit Science Center and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
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 Cultural Center Historic District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Cultural Center Historic District is significant as the nucleus and seed of Detroit's cultural district.
The Cultural Center remained unchanged until 1941 when the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial building was constructed.
The historic Cultural Center, together with its newer neighboring buildings, continues to serve as a showcase of culture in Detroit.
www.woodwardheritage.com /historicalsites/cultural.center.district.html   (193 words)

  
 German American Cultural Center Online
In 1946, under the sponsorship of the Detroiter Abendpost, the Michigan Relief for Germans in Europe was formed, becoming affiliated with the American Friends Service Committee, the official organization designated by the United States Government to channel food, clothing and financial relief to the devastated German areas in Europe.
One of the profound and lasting benefits of that great war-relief effort was the impetus on the part of the leaders of the German Societies in Detroit to promote and continue their culture and traditions.
The first banquet of the German American Cultural Center was held at the Detroit Yacht Club in 1958 with a total of 352 in attendance.
www.germanamericanmetrodetroit.org /history.htm   (605 words)

  
 Detroit Rises - The RenCen from Campus Martius
The most distinctive landmark of the Detroit skyline, Detroit's Renaissance Center was a bold attempt to revive the dying downtown district in the 1970's.
Recently General Motors purchased the Renaissance Center and is moving its corporate headquarters there.
To the left of the center are the 1980's buildings of the Millender Center.
www.detroityes.com /rise/01rencen.htm   (113 words)

  
 Cultural Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Known as Detroit Red, Malcolm turned to a life of crime, including drug dealing and armed robbery.
When Malcolm was released from prison in 1952, he went to Detroit, Michigan, and joined the Nation of Islam temple in that city.
He maintained that Western culture, and the Judeo-Christian religious traditions on which it is based, was inherently racist.
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 Chladean Educational Center of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Chaldean Cultural Center of America ( henceforth CCCA) is a non-profit organization which was established in Michigan (1974 AD, 7275 C) as a cultural and educational organization.
Members of CCCA envision a multi-dimensional perception of educational, cultural and recreational centers for the Chaldean community in Metropolitan Detroit.
We seek to reach out to those folks and give them an alternative perspective on life in general and cater systematically for the needs of the rapidly expanding populations of Chaldeans as a result of immigration through culturally and educationally-oriented programs.
www.chaldean4u.org   (105 words)

  
 Arab Cultural center in san francisco
Applications are being accepted at the Arab Cultural Center for three $1,000 Scolarships to be awarded to Bay Area Arab American college students and high school graduates accepted into accredited colleges for the fall semester.
The Arab Cultural Center of San Francisco was established in 1973 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, charitable and educational corporation that provides community services.
The Center is open to and provides services to all segments of the Arab community, including educational services, health referrals, youth programs, and ESL programs for newly arrived immigrants.
www.arabculturalcenter.org /press.html   (1723 words)

  
 john paul II cultural center
Most distinctive about the center are its architectural features -- a soaring copper roof resembling angel's wings, a 75-foot-high gilded cross and a reflecting pool located along the front terrace, calling to mind the importance of water in Catholicism.
Built of limestone, granite, copper and glass on a 12-acre site across from The Catholic University of America, the cultural center showcases art treasures from the Vatican and a collection of personal memorabilia belonging to Pope John Paul II, including his skis, one of his rosaries and family photos.
After entering the center, visitors catch their first glimpse of faith from a global perspective in the Gallery of Mary, which features an exhibit of colorful panels and text with images of Mary as she is seen and depicted in cultures around the world.
www.catholicherald.com /cns/jp2center.htm   (815 words)

  
 Black cultural center could be Detroit gem - 09/30/04
The notion is based on pockets throughout Detroit that contain thriving African and African-American retailers, restaurants, museums, bookstores and art galleries.
That’s been the foundation of Greektown in downtown Detroit, Mexicantown in southwest Detroit and, in recent years Chaldean Town on the city’s north end, where there is a concentration of Arab-American owned business.
Detroit already has some 12,000 fl-owned business, though access to capital remains a problem for many of them, according to Kathy Doanes-Carson, president of the Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce.
www.detnews.com /2004/metro/0409/30/a02-289437.htm   (659 words)

  
 Kabaz Cultural Center
Known to the kids as Mama Ayo, Hunter is the founder and executive director of Kabaz, a center established in 1993 to build leadership among Detroit's African-American children and teach them about their heritage.
Part community center and part cultural institution, Kabaz offers after-school programs during the academic year for children ages 5 to 17.
Kabaz, on Detroit's east side, also has an eight-week, all-day summer camp called Rites of Passage, in which the children are taught cultural awareness and history along with life skills and critical thinking.
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 Artcom Museums Tour: Detroit Science Center Detroit
The mission of The New Detroit Science Center is to inspire Detroit area children and their families to discover and appreciate science, technology and engineering.
Science Center members and children under the age of 2 are free to the Exhibit areas.
The New Detroit Science Center is located at 5020 John R Street, at Warren Avenue, just east of the Detroit Institute of Arts in the University Cultural Center of Mid-town Detroit.
www.artcom.com /Museums/nv/af/48202.htm   (1032 words)

  
 UCCA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Many Detroit cultural, educational, medical and service institutions are located here.
Midtown is one of the fastest developing areas in Detroit with many opportunities for rehabilitation, restoration and new construction.
The University Cultural Center Association (UCCA) would be happy to assist you with your development project.
www.detroitmidtown.com /development.shtml   (190 words)

  
 Recreation
Classes: Art of Motion, Central United Methodist Church, Detroit, African and modern dance for adults, teens, creative movement for children 4-8 and drum classes for ages 8-adult.
Clinton seniors: Township Senior Center programs for ages 55-older include chair exercises, aerobic exercises, tennis, yoga and tai chi for beginners and intermediates.
All content © copyright 2004 Detroit Free Press and may not be republished without permission.
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 Detroit Science Center
The construction of the Detroit Science Museum in the early eighties marked the first new development in the Cultural Center in decades.
Contrary to Detroit's image in the media, our city and environs contain numerous and splendid cultural institutions and activities.
Clustered in Detroit's Cultural Center are the Detroit Public Library, Detroit Institute of Arts Museum of African American Museum, Detroit Historical Museum, Center for Creative Studies, International Institute, Wayne State University and, shown here, Detroit Science Museum.
www.detroityes.com /rise/30science_museum.htm   (118 words)

  
 Cultural Center Historic District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Cultural Center Historic District is, as its name asserts, the heart of Detroit's intellectual and artistic life.
Straddling Woodward Avenue, the district is formed by three early 20th century buildings: on the east side stands the Detroit Public Library; on the west are the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building.
The Cultural Center Historic District is located three blocks south of the Edsel Ford Freeway (Interstate 94).
www.cr.nps.gov /NR/travel/detroit/d27.htm   (350 words)

  
 Museums in the USA
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit museum, dedicated to preserving the culture of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Native peoples through exhibitions, collections, research, and educational programs.
Founded in 1961 as the only major urban cultural center dedicated to the finest examples of 18th- and 19th-century traditional folk art, as well as the compelling work of self-taught artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College is one of the oldest and most acclaimed academic fine arts museums in the United States.
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