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400 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 100
Birmingham MI 48009

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The Great Lakes · American landmarks · Preservation

Rooted here. Following the story outward.

Begin with Chicago’s Palmer House and Indianapolis, then follow HLC’s films and writing to New York and the Great Lakes. Rooted in Detroit, our growing collection crosses state lines through the buildings, people, and ideas that connect places.

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Across state lines · The Midwest

Chicago and Indianapolis. The next places to begin.

Take HLC’s storytelling approach beyond Michigan: enter a place, ask how it came to be, and look for the people behind the familiar image.

Chicago · Illinois

The Chicago Hotel That Burned 13 Days After Opening

Explore the Palmer House story with Chris: the original hotel’s loss in the Great Chicago Fire and the rebuilding that followed. This film opens HLC’s Chicago collection.

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Indianapolis · Indiana

Indianapolis Before It Became the Racing Capital of America

Look beyond the racing reputation. Chris explores Indianapolis through its history, architecture, and the relationship between progress and preservation.

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Michigan & New York

Detroit and New York, connected by rail.

Grand Central and Michigan Central

Explore HLC’s comparison of two landmark stations and the architectural connections between Detroit and New York.

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The Great Lakes connection

A Detroit story reaches Buffalo.

The SS Columbia carries Detroit’s Boblo memories into a preservation story that extends beyond Michigan. Our written feature follows that connection while distinguishing Columbia’s history from the separate story of the Ste. Claire.

Written feature · Michigan & New York

SS Columbia: Detroit and Buffalo

Read the sourced feature about the vessel, its passengers, civil rights history, and the preservation journey.

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Connected starting point

Detroit and the river

Return to the city where the Boblo story meets the broader history of the waterfront.

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Help us follow the connections

Your Great Lakes story

Suggest a port, a vessel, a neighborhood, or a family archive that could open the next chapter.

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Three paths outward

Build the next chapter around the story.

01 · Great Lakes & Midwest

Waterways and working cities.

Follow the boats, ports, industries, and communities that connect Michigan with its neighbors. Start with the Chicago and Indianapolis films, then follow the Great Lakes connection.

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02 · United States

Architecture and movement.

Compare landmarks and follow the people and ideas behind them. Begin with Detroit and New York’s railroad architecture.

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03 · North America & beyond

Preservation across borders.

Bring us a documented place, a local perspective, or a connection to a story already in the archive. Help shape where HLC goes next.

Suggest a place or collaborator →

New places join this collection as HLC films and research are ready. Follow the Midwest into the wider United States, then North America and stories around the world.

History Loves Company

Keep following the story.

Watch the films, read They Lied to Us About Detroit, and meet HLC in person at The Foundry in downtown Pontiac.

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Rooted here. Following the story outward.

Chicago and Indianapolis. The next places to begin.

The Chicago Hotel That Burned 13 Days After Opening

Indianapolis Before It Became the Racing Capital of America

Detroit and New York, connected by rail.

Grand Central and Michigan Central

A Detroit story reaches Buffalo.

SS Columbia: Detroit and Buffalo

Detroit and the river

Your Great Lakes story

Build the next chapter around the story.

Waterways and working cities.

Architecture and movement.

Preservation across borders.

Keep following the story.

History Loves Company

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HISTORIC HOMES

FOLLOW THE STORY

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Chicago and Indianapolis. The next places to begin.

The Chicago Hotel That Burned 13 Days After Opening

Indianapolis Before It Became the Racing Capital of America

Detroit and New York, connected by rail.

Grand Central and Michigan Central

A Detroit story reaches Buffalo.

SS Columbia: Detroit and Buffalo

Detroit and the river

Your Great Lakes story

Build the next chapter around the story.

Waterways and working cities.

Architecture and movement.

Preservation across borders.

Keep following the story.

History Loves Company

EXPLORE

HISTORIC HOMES

FOLLOW THE STORY

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Let’s Discover Your Story

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