The Whitney Lumber businessman David Whitney started building his grand mansion at 4421 Woodward Avenue around 1890. Considered one of both Detroit’s and Michigan’s wealthiest citizen’s, Whitney spared no expense on the design, building and furnishing of the house. To call it a house is a huge understatement. It cost nearly $400,000 to build the […]
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When Wolverines and Buckeyes First Fought – The Toledo War of 1835-6
It’s that time of year again: gorged on turkey and cranberries, we turn our attention to that oldest and nastiest of contests, the Michigan-Ohio State game. This seemed like as good a time as any to examine the origins of what ESPN has dubbed the greatest sports rivalry of all time. Think the vitriol between […]