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A night view of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Campus Martius. Circa 1910. Photo from the Library of Congress.

How the rise of electricity transformed urban life in Detroit

Amy Elliott Bragg
August 8, 2014
Culture, Policy
Here's a famous story: Alex Dow, manager of the Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, saw promise in his young chief engineer, and in 1896, he invited the engineer to join him at a conference in New York. One...
David Wondrich. Photo courtesy of ModelD

Dive bars, cocktails, and the soul of a city: A conversation with “mixographer” David Wondrich

John Notarianni
July 14, 2014
Culture
New York author and cocktail historian David Wondrich is at the center of the resurgent American cocktail movement. His book "Imbibe!" is widely regarded as one of its foundational texts. As a correspondent for...
Big game of Jenga in Five Points Alley

Urban alleys become pathways to revitalization

Eric Peterson
April 30, 2014
Community and Neighborhoods
This might just be the most desolate alley in Denver. Under the Evans Avenue Bridge and a stone's throw from the railroad tracks, this is an absolutely forgotten urban place, complete with the requisite tire...

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