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Detroit


The Renaissance Center, General Motors Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the largest city in Michigan. As of 2005, the population was 886,675, making it 11th largest city in the United States of America. Even so, the population has fallen by more than half since its peak in the early 1950s - at one time the city was the 4th largest in the country.

Detroit is known worldwide as a center of automobile manufacturing (hence its two best-known nicknames: "Motor City" and "Motown"), as well as for its music. Apart "Motor City" and "Motown", Detroit has many other nicknames including "Arsenal of Democracy" (which was popular during World War II), as well as "The D", "D-Town", "Hockeytown", "Rock City" and "The 3-1-3" (from the city's telephone area area code).

Attractions in the Detroit area include: Here is some other information about Detroit:
  • The main airport for Detroit is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

  • Some of the leading companies with their headquarters in Detroit include Compuware and General Motors.

  • Sports teams in Detroit include the American football team, the Detroit Lions, the Major League Baseball team, the Detroit Tigers, and the NHL ice hockey team, the Detroit Red Wings.

  • Important education institutions in Detroit include University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University. University of Detroit Mercy is a comprehensive university, and the largest Roman Catholic university in the state. Wayne State University is a research university with 11 schools and colleges, 350 major subject areas, and more than 33,000 students including both undergraduates and postgraduates.
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Explore Michigan--Detroit (Insider's Guide to Michigan)

By George Cantor

University of Michigan Press/Petoskey
Paperback (80 pages)

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Dinosaurs Destroy Detroit (Michigan Chillers)

By Johnathan Rand

Audio Craft Press
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Michigan's Most Haunted, A Ghostly Guide to the Great Lakes State

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The author spent the summer traveling around the state of Michigan collecting ghost stories from Michigan hotels, B&B's, restaurants and more. More than 25 true tales, from 8 properties, are featured along with history, pictures and contact information. The 100-page book details ghost sightings, disembodied voices and mysterious movements of inanimate objects.

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American Map puts you in control by supplying the "big picture" as well as the details. Meticulously researched and continually updated, each map features the latest road changes, easy-to-use reference keys, color-coding and a comprehensive index.

Rand McNally Detroit, Michigan: Street Guide

By Rand McNally and Company

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Detroit, Michigan: Including: Berkley, Center Line, Dearborn, Dearnborn Heights, Hamtramck, Hazel Park, Highland Park, Huntington Woods, (Deluxe City Flip Map)

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Pocket Guide to Detroit and Michigan Restaurants

By Books Momentum

Momentum Books Llc
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Pocket Guide to Detroit and Michigan Restaurants: Including Windsor and Sarnia, Ontario

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