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CuriosiD: What’s Up With All These Pheasants?

Shelby Jouppi June 6, 2016

In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Jenni Sheridan Moss asks...How have pheasants survived and thrived in the urban setting of Detroit,...

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The Detroit Origins of Atomic Bomb “Little Boy”

Shelby Jouppi May 27, 2016

At the corner of Mt Elliott and McNichols, in Northeast Detroit, there's an unassuming machine shop that sits in the middle...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CuriosiD

CuriosiD: How A 1900s Black Detroit Community Was Razed For A Freeway

Laura Weber-Davis October 19, 2015

This week’s installment of CuriosiD investigates a question from listener Peter Pasque of Ann Arbor. “A good friend of mine...

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Nike missile family and other missiles on display at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Detroit and the surrounding area housed more than a dozen Nike bases before the program came to an end in the 1970s.
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CuriosiD: When Detroit was Armed with Missiles

Laura Herberg August 24, 2015

For this edition of CuriosiD, we tackle a question from Steven Gold. Click on the audio player above or use...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CuriosiD
  • CuriosiD

CuriosiD: Former Tenant of this Man’s Apartment Reformed the Auto Industry

Shelby Jouppi July 10, 2015

For this edition of CuriosiD, we tackle a question from listener Josh Wilt.“What was the history of the Norton company...

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A sign welcoming guests to the city of Hamtramck.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CuriosiD
  • CuriosiD
  • News

Why do Hamtramck and Highland Park exist inside the city of Detroit?

WDET News September 19, 2014

This story is part of our new project called CuriosiD.Its goal is to take your questions about metro Detroit and...

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