Art Deco In Detroit

By Rebecca Binno Savage and Greg Kowalski 'Art Deco in Detroit' features more than 200 photos of Art Deco buildings, ranging from the glorious Guardian Building in downtown Detroit, to abandoned factory buildings along the side of the road. Through the use of revealing photographs and engaging text, the book brings into focus many rich regional treasures and explains their history and architectural significance.

A456-89867$19.99

The Detroit Almanac: 300 years of life in the Motor City

Edited by Peter Gavrilovich and Bill McGraw The Detroit Almanac is the most comprehensive reference book ever assembled on the metro area: 648 pages, 18 chapters and more than 1000 photos covering southeastern Michigan's three eventful centuries. Publisher: The Detroit Free Press (2000). Paperback. 648 pages. More than 1000 photographs and graphics. Size: 9.25 x 7.25

ISBN-0937247340$24.95

Detroit's Michigan Central Depot

by Kelli B. Kavanaugh Detroit's Michigan Central Station captures the glory of Michigan Central and its environs. Using photographs from the Burton Historical Collection, as well as private collections, the book illustrates the use of the Michigan Central Station by a city whose story dramatically parallels that of this magnificent structure. Publisher: Arcadia (2001). Paperback. 128 pages. 100 vintage images. Size: 9.25 x 6.5

ISBN-0738518816$19.99

Detroit's Olympia Stadium

by Robert Wimmer Also known as the Old Red Barn, Olympia Stadium was the largest rink in the United States when it opened in 1927. Robert Wimmer has compiled over 200 historic photographs and detailed captions that follow the life of a sporting and entertainment landmark until its demolition in 1986. Home to the Detroit Red Wings, Olympia hosted many top shows and stars coming through Detroit for over half a century. This book is a collection of images and memories of the people who worked at Olympia and attended events there. Publisher: Arcadia (2000). Paperback. 128 pages. 200 photographs. Size: 9.25 x 6.5

ISBN-0738507873$18.99

Detroit's Eastern Market: A Farmers Market Shopping and Cooking Guide

by Lois Johnson and Margaret Thomas. Eastern Market is a Detroit jewel with stories to tell and recipes to share. Lois Johnson and Margaret Thomas help it shine by focusing on the farmers, vendors, store owners and customers who are the core of the Market's life. Publisher: L. Johnson/M. Thomas (1999). Paperback. 166 pages.

ISBN-0967603609$14.95

AIA Detroit - The American Institute Of Architects Guide To Detroit Architecture

By Eric J. Hill, FAIA and John Gallagher "This comprehensive, carefully-crafted guide will increase appreciation of Detroit's architecture-from high to low, from cherished to forgotten, and from quotidian to exotic." - Douglas Kelbaugh Dean of Architecture, University of Michigan Publisher: Wayne State University Press (2002). Paperback. 359 pages. Hundreds of photos. Size: 10 x 5

ISBN-0814331203$39.95

Second Hand

by Michael Zadoorian. A novel for everyone who has ever loved something second hand. Richard owns a second-hand store just outside Detroit. He meets Theresa, a fellow hipster, a thrift-attired junk goddess who shares his feeling for castaways, and he falls for her - hard. Along the way he acquires some junk wisdom about love and loss. Few writers can blend the comic and the profound like Michael Zadoorian. This is thoroughly satisfying storytelling, a warm and compelling tale with the bittersweet undertow of truth. Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (2000). Hardcover. 270 pages. Size: 8.5 x 5.75

0393047970$24.95

Art In Detroit Public Places

Revised Edition. Text by Dennis Alan Nawrocki. Photographs by David Clements A guidebook to the many major examples of public art in Detroit and proof that the tradition of art in public places is enjoying a renaissance. This revised edition of a Detroit classic studies 120 sites organized into five geographical districts; each area includes a map to facilitate a walking or driving tour. The text provides brief discussion of the history of each work, the nature of the commission, its historical context, and its relation to the site. Publisher: Wayne State University Press (1999). Paperback. 176 pages, 136 illustrations. Size: 5x9

50-8143-2702-8$19.95

Detroit 1930-1969

by David Lee Poremba A visual tour of Detroit's most intriguing twentieth-century history. David Lee Poremba chronicles the City of Detroit through the Great Depression, World War II and the economic boom of the post-war years that followed. The historic photographs borrowed from the Burton Historical Collection, of the Detroit Public Library, show the City of Detroit during these decades of change and growth. Publisher: Arcadia (1999). Paperback. 128 pages. Size: 9.25 x

ISBN-0738501506$18.99

Detroit 1900-1930

y Richard Bak This book contains nearly 190 illustrations, including studio portraits, snapshots, postcards, songsheet covers, and period advertisements. Collectively, these images evoke a past that is often too easily forgotten. Experience daily life as it was at the time of the First World War, and discover the major role Detroit played in the conflict. This volume highlights the wave of immigration that occurred in Detroit at the turn of the century and features various scenes from the Roaring Twenties, the ill-fated experiment with Prohibition, and the effect of the Great Depression. Publisher: Arcadia (1999). Paperback. 128 pages. Size: 9.25 x

ISBN-0752413546$18.99

Detroit 1860-1899

by David Lee Poremba In this rare and unprecedented collection, discover Detroit as it once was, with the people and industries that flourished in this community prior to the twentieth century. With over 230 photographs, Detroit 1860-1899 encompasses a visual history of the city before the birth of the automobile. Publisher: Arcadia (1998). Paperback. 128 pages. More than 230 photographs. Size: 9.25 x 6.5

ISBN-0752413856$18.99

Brewed In Detroit: Breweries and Beers Since 1830

by Peter H Blum Peter Blum tells the story of the Stroh Brewery Company, which was a family brewery from 1850 to 1985, and chronicles forty-three individual breweries. Each brewery's story is told in terms of the individuals and families who started the enterprise, along with their fortunes and failures. The book concludes with a compilation of every recorded brewery in Detroit, brand names of all beers marketed in Detroit, and production figures of all Detroit breweries since 1933. Publisher: Wayne State University Press (1999). Hardcover. 304 pages. 180 photographs. Size: 10.39 x 7.44

ISBN-0814326617$34.95