Michigan → The Midwest → North America
Start with Detroit. Cross into Chicago and Indianapolis through original HLC films, then follow the waterways, industries, and people that connect the region.
HLC’s film, The Chicago Hotel That Burned 13 Days After Opening, begins with the Palmer House. Watch it as a close look at how a building’s story can open a larger conversation about urban ambition, loss, and rebuilding.
Indianapolis is the Indiana stop on this route. HLC’s film looks at the city before it became known as a racing capital. Pair it with Detroit’s pre-auto story: what becomes harder to see when one industry or event stands for an entire city?
Stoves, foundries, and a river city before the Motor City nickname.
Explore the story →Move through ports and waterways that connect Michigan to other states and Canada.
Explore the story →Continue to HLC’s wider film collection, including New York and Buffalo.
Explore the story →This Midwest collection begins with HLC films already in the archive. As the collection grows, each new place should bring its own sources, local voices, and specific story. Connections between places give readers a reason to keep exploring; place names alone do not.
Have a building, neighborhood, or family story that connects your community to Detroit or the Great Lakes? Tell us where the story leads.
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