Locations

Welcome to MotorCities National Heritage Area (MotorCities), where you can Experience Everything Automotive! We invite you to join us as we take a drive down memory lane, gaze into the future and share with you an amazing automotive journey.

Pull out a calendar, road map and pen, and let the fun begin! We invite you to browse the many wonderful automotive museums, homes and gardens, tours and sporting events located in MotorCities and plot your path through the heart of the American automotive industry. If you need help, we're ready to jump in! Whether your visit lasts a few hours or a few days, you are guaranteed an exciting variety of places to see and things to do.

With over 100 sites and experiences waiting to be explored, go ahead and choose your category of interest - and get ready to Experience Everything Automotive!

City

Tours

Interest

Reset

Subscribe to this RSS feed

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:04

The Sears Building and Pontiac Retail

Downtown stores once prospered with a dynamic auto industry encircling the city, but over time the growing use of automobiles made it easier to shop…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:07

Air Support for Pontiac's Automobile Industry

The City of Pontiac Municipal Airport opened in 1928 as a critical link for the automobile industry and a sign that Pontiac was on the…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:09

Health Care in Pontiac: Serving the Community's Growing Industry

While the population of Pontiac grew, so did the need for medical facilities to serve the community. In 1910, Pontiac City Hospital opened as Oakland…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:12

Pontiac's Railways and the Birth of Industry

The Detroit & Pontiac Railroad started it all, running a right-of-way into the city in 1843 that is still operating today under the Canadian National…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:30

A Plank Road History: Gratiot Avenue and "The Junction"

Roads like the Gratiot Turnpike were made with framed, durable planks before concrete paved streets first appeared. For 2 cents, you could take your carriage,…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:43

Frenchy's Auto Parts

If you needed to keep your car running, Frenchy’s was the place to go after it was established in the 1940s. Americans couldn’t buy new…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:44

Watching the Big Show at the Gratiot Drive-In Theater

For 36 years, the Gratiot Drive-In entertained visitors with movies, Fourth of July fireworks and even a waterfall facing the drive-in entrance. The drive-in no…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:47

Packard Field in Roseville from Airport to Shopping Center

Witness the site of Michigan’s first airport. After serving as a testing ground for military and personal aircraft, people often visited for exciting air shows…

Published in Locations

Monday, 08 July 2019 16:00

Rhythm of Radio in Dearborn

Radio has a strong tradition in Dearborn, from early Detroit Symphony Orchestra broadcasts sponsored by Henry Ford on WWJ AM to the "Early American Dance…

Published in Locations

Tuesday, 23 July 2019 20:45

Making Moves

Dearborn has long been a transportation hub for Detroit.

Dearborn has long been a transportation hub, first by water and land, later by rail, air and automobile. The Rouge and Detroit rivers provided water…

Published in Locations

Start
Prev
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Next
End

Page 21 of 41