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(248) 568-6030

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400 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 100
Birmingham MI 48009

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DETROIT · MICHIGAN · THE MIDWEST & BEYOND

Detroit roots.
Stories that travel.

Rooted in Detroit. Exploring the Midwest. Connecting stories around the world.

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1575 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor

Featured historic home · Ann Arbor

1575 Earhart Road

A circa-1840 stone home with 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths and approximately 3,549 square feet. Explore the photographs, current listing details and showing options with Chris Hubel.

See photos & schedule a showingCall Chris: (248) 568-6030Watch the home’s HLC film ↗
They Lied to Us About Detroit by Chris Hubel — current book cover

Book signing · Saturday, October 17, 2026

Meet Chris from History Loves Company.

Join Chris Hubel during Boblo Day at The Foundry for a signing of They Lied to Us About Detroit. Celebrate local stories, meet the storyteller, and explore the day’s Boblo activities.

The Foundry
35 West Huron Street, Suite 101 · Pontiac, Michigan

Boblo Day detailsPreorder the book ↗

Detroit roots. A journey west.

History Loves Company: The American Ride

Take the curiosity beyond Michigan. Follow sixteen sourced history stops from Detroit to Santa Monica through five chapters, an interactive map, and the stories behind the places.

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DETROIT · SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN · MICHIGAN

Start in Detroit. Keep exploring.

Original HLC films connect Detroit, Southeast Michigan, and the wider state.

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They Lied to Us About Detroit by Chris Hubel

THE STORY CONTINUES IN PRINT

They Lied to Us
About Detroit

Chris Hubel’s print companion to the documentary series.

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Detroit roots. A wider world.

Where will your curiosity take you?

Begin with the city before automobiles, follow the Motor City, or cross the river into Boblo memories. Every path opens another story.

Detroit before the automobile

River trade, stoves, foundries, and the industries that came before the Motor City.

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Motor City & automobiles

Piquette, Highland Park, factory communities, and Michigan in motion.

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Boblo Island

Excursion boats, Ontario island memories, and a Detroit River civil-rights story.

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Civil rights & community

Sarah Elizabeth Ray, Rosa Parks, Black Bottom, and the people behind the places.

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Great Lakes history

Five lakes, working waterfronts, migration, and connections across borders.

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Upper Peninsula

Copper Country, iron towns, Indigenous histories, and Lake Superior connections.

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Explore all history topicsSearch all 83 Michigan counties

Interactive history scavenger hunt

Choose an interest. Follow the clues.

Seven journeys connect stories and films across the website. Find three answers, save your progress, and see where the next story leads.

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Detroit → Southeast Michigan → Michigan

Start close. Keep exploring.

Michigan Central Station in Detroit
OUR STARTING POINT

Detroit

Explore historic neighborhoods, extraordinary buildings, and the people whose stories shaped the city.

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Historic commercial buildings in downtown Pontiac
PONTIAC & THE WIDER REGION

Southeast Michigan

Follow the story through Pontiac and the surrounding region, from neighborhood streets to The Foundry by History Loves Company.

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Former Calumet and Hecla Mining Company General Office in Calumet, Michigan
BOTH PENINSULAS

Michigan

Continue through Flint, Grand Rapids, Bay City, the Straits, and Copper Country. Find the places and people that make Michigan’s history worth keeping.

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Michigan image: Calumet & Hecla General Office, National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

FROM THE HLC ARCHIVE

The Latest Stories

Chris Hubel I October 15, 2026

A Book Pickup in Tecumseh Became a Michigan History Trip
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A modest red-brown brick house behind a broad autumn lawn, with a concrete approach, white-trimmed windows and a mature maple.

October 15, 2026

Quarton Road's New Path Starts Next Week. Birmingham Still Hasn't Decided on Its Half.
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Zug Island steelworks beside the water, with a warning sign and a moored white-and-orange vessel.

Christopher Hubel I October 13, 2026

Zug Island Part 2: Steelmaking, the Windsor Hum and the River’s Next Chapter
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Chris Hubel I October 12, 2026

Two New Stories Today: Columbus and Broderick Tower
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Museum gallery lined with vintage cars, including a turquoise 1960s-era sedan in front.

Christopher Hubel I October 11, 2026

Inside The Henry Ford: America’s History Under One Roof
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Historic Packard automobile plant in Detroit, with exposed upper-story framing and a vintage car.

Christopher Hubel I October 10, 2026

The Packard Plant: Rise, Ruin and Reinvention of a Detroit Giant
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THE FOUNDRY BY HISTORY LOVES COMPANY

Watch the story.
Step inside it.

The Foundry is our physical home in downtown Pontiac’s historic Riker Building: a creator market, vintage mercantile, small-business incubator, podcast studio, and community gathering place.

35 W Huron Street, Suite 101 · Pontiac, Michigan

Plan your Foundry visit ↗Watch the Foundry film ↗Explore Pontiac →
The historic Riker Building, home of The Foundry in Pontiac▶ Inside The Foundry · Watch on YouTube

GOOD STEWARDSHIP STARTS WITH GOOD PEOPLE

People who know old places.

Find the right next conversation for a historic property—from local real-estate expertise to specialist trades and restoration resources.

Explore HLC Approved Partners →Find historic contractors & vendors →

Contractors can apply for HLC review through the directory. Research listings are clearly distinguished from approved vendors.

HISTORIC HOMES WITH CHRIS HUBEL

Historic homes deserve a different kind of real estate.

A historic home is more than square footage and finishes. Architecture, craftsmanship, original details, restoration quality, neighborhood history, historic-district rules, and decades of changes can all affect both value and ownership. History Loves Company combines historic-home knowledge, modern representation, and story-driven marketing to help buyers and sellers understand the whole property.
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Historic Detroit mansion

HISTORIC HOMES · LIVE LISTINGS

Find the next chapter.

Explore homes with history across Michigan. Open the live search for current listings, photographs, property details, and the places Chris knows best.

01 / HISTORIC HOMESExplore homes with history →02 / FEATURED PROPERTIESView available properties →03 / LOCAL GUIDANCETalk with Chris →

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THE STORYTELLER BEHIND HLC

Meet Chris Hubel.

History Loves Company began with a belief that the places around us become more meaningful when we understand their stories. Chris combines historic-home real estate, architecture, preservation, research, and documentary storytelling to explore Michigan's built environment — while helping people buy, sell, preserve, and understand the places that matter to them.
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KEEP EXPLORING

The story is just getting started.

Watch the films. Explore Michigan. Find a home with history. Read Stories We Keep. Or come visit History Loves Company in downtown Pontiac.
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Let’s Discover Your Story

Chris Hubel

(248) 568-6030

History Loves Company 35 W Huron St #100, Pontiac, Mi, 48342

400 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 100
Birmingham MI 48009

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Chris Hubel

(248) 568-6030

History Loves Company 35 W Huron St #100, Pontiac, Mi, 48342

400 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 100
Birmingham MI 48009