This Week on One Detroit:
Residents of Detroit’s Indian Village preserve historic neighborhood for next generation of homeowners
Indian Village, a neighborhood on Detroit’s east side bordered to the south by the Detroit River, has a storied past. The neighborhood is just three mansion-lined streets wide, but they’re a mile long, stretching north to Mack Avenue.
At the turn of the last century, Indian Village was the place some of Detroit’s business leaders made their homes as the city began to grow into an industrial powerhouse. Families including the Fords of Ford Motor Company and Scripps of the Detroit News owned homes here. Visitors to the neighborhood will likely find a lot of maintenance and repair work underway for the uniquely designed houses. In recent years, property values have surged.
One Detroit’s Bill Kubota toured the neighborhood and discussed the history of the national historic district with residents.
Historic Detroit jazz club, the Blue Bird Inn, set for grand revival by Detroit Sound Conservancy
A historic jazz club in Detroit is poised to make a remarkable comeback as the nonprofit organization Detroit Sound Conservancy embarks on a renovation of the Blue Bird Inn.
The groundbreaking ceremony held at the Inn on the city’s west side celebrated the planned resurrection of the long-abandoned cultural gem and brought out renowned Detroit jazz musicians including bassist Marion Hayden and her son, drummer Tariq Gardner. In July, the nonprofit received a $1.9 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to help move the renovation forward.
Contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ attended the groundbreaking ceremony to talk with attendees about the musical and cultural legacy of the Blue Bird Inn and what its revitalization will mean for Detroit’s jazz scene. Plus, Sharpe talks with residents who share how they hope the jazz club will bring life back to the surrounding neighborhood.
Detroit’s Black fraternities and sororities: A tour of their history and contributions
From skyscrapers to historic homes, Detroit is filled with historical landmarks, including some of the city’s African American fraternity and sorority housing. But what is the history behind Detroit’s Black fraternity and sorority houses? And what contributions have they made to Detroit, one of America’s largest majority-Black cities?
City of Detroit Historian Jamon Jordan takes viewers on a tour of some of Detroit’s historic Divine Nine fraternity and sorority houses and talks about the contributions these organizations have made to the city.
One Detroit Weekend: August 16, 2024
This weekend some of Michigan’s iconic events and festivals return, including the Woodward Dream Cruise, the Michigan Renaissance Festival and the Howell Melon Festival. There are also other ways to enjoy the outdoors like the Butterfly Walk in Ann Arbor and the Sunflower Festival in Armada.
Plus, enjoy the musical stylings of Lindsey Stirling at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights or a Diana Ross and Donna Summers tribute at Aretha’s Jazz Cafe in Detroit. One Detroit contributors Dave Wagner and Peter Whorf of 90.9 WRCJ share what’s coming up this weekend in and around Detroit.
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