It’s truly amazing to see how places have progressed over the years and how thankful we are that these simpler times were captured in photographs! Detroit has changed drastically from the late 1800s to now, and these photos show us just how different our city looked. You probably won’t even recognize Detroit in some of these photos! So check out these 13 old snapshots of the city that are incredible!

1. The Majestic Building in the 1890s with a moonlight tower, which became the first practical electrical lights!
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2. Here's a photo of Woodward Avenue, Grand Circus Park, and Central United Methodist Church in the background dating back to 1910!
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3. The 4 o'clock shift at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Detroit. This photo was taken between 1910 and 1920.
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4. Campus Martius Park looks completey different now. This photo was taken between 1910 and 1920.
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5. The Ford Motor Company, taken between 1910 and 1920.
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6. Henry Ford with his Model T in 1921.
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7. Police inspecting an underground brewery during prohibition in Detroit. Prohibition in the states took place between the 1920s until 1933.
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8. Mariners Church, located at 6 Woodbridge Street at Woodward Avenue, circa 1936. The church was later moved in 1955 to Jefferson Ave.
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9. A major traffic jam along Gratiot Avenue in 1941.
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10. An incredible panorama of Tigers Stadium in the 1960s!
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11. The Detroit Orchestra Hall in the 1970s. Today it serves as the home of the internationally known Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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12. The River Rouge Plant of Ford Motor Company in Dearborn in 1973.
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13. New Chrysler manufactured cars line up and are loaded onto railroad cars at Lasher and I-75 in the 1970s.
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How amazing are these photos!? Do you have any sources for old photographs that you can share with us? Let us know!

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