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It’s time for the Bootlegging Boat Escape!

It’s that time of year–it’s time for the Preservation Detroit and Detroit Historical Society Bootlegging Tour on Saturday, May 12th! To register, call the Detroit Historical Society: 313.833.1801 Enterprising Detroiters took advantage of our proximity to Canada, making the Detroit area a hub of activity during the Prohibition years. On Saturday, May 12, 2012, a [...]

Preservation Detroit Begins Archives Digitization Project!

We’re digitizing our collection of images! One of our favorite finds so far is this photograph of an architect at work in Malcomson & Higginbotham’s office in the Moffat Building. William G. Malcomson and William E. Higginbotham were responsible for many of Detroit’s beautiful and rapidly disappearing public schools from the early twentieth century. They [...]

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Preservation Wayne is Detroit’s oldest and largest architectural preservation organization. As the first Detroit recipient of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Honor Award, we have been working to honor Detroit’s rich architectural heritage since 1975. Over the last three decades, the scope of Preservation Wayne has grown to encompass the entire city, from historic homes to skyscrapers to sites of cultural significance. Please join us to ensure that Detroit’s history is protected and celebrated for generations to come.