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Wow, we’re gobsmacked! MMA Architect Inc. just got our copy of 5,000 Ways You Know You’re From Detroit. This collector’s edition coffee table book, by Chris Edwards and Elaine Weeks, shares a slice of American history you won’t want to miss. The publishing duo of Walkerville Publishing, Windsor, Ontario has created a mega-montage of Americana, spanning the Baby Boomer years from 1939-1980.
Edwards and Weeks throw a printed party for one of the most dynamic yet underdog cities in America. This pop-culture nootropic is guaranteed to upgrade your knowledge of US trivia. While older generations will wax nostalgic over the contents of ‘5000 Ways,’ others will be able to learn about Detroit while time traveling through this encyclopedic tour of the Motor City.
There’s something for everyone in 5000 Ways You Know You’re From Detroit. After all, who doesn’t love the Motown sound, autos, and architecture? We were glad to see information about Albert Kahn and other famous Detroit architects and enjoyed the section entitled ‘Detroit Icons’ covering Detroit’s public art and architecture: The Thinker, Tubby’s, Big Boy, Big Cow Head, The Spirit of Detroit, The Big Fist, Big Tire, Big Stove, Ford Rotunda, Hart Plaza, The Penobscot, the Guardian building, the Fisher Building, the Rencen, Cobo, St. Anne’s Church, the Seven Sisters smokestacks, the Kern’s Clock, the Scott Fountain, GM’s Headquarters. The section featuring 150+ theatres was also excellent, as were many others. The authors have our respect for the hours of work it must have taken to create this book. Acquiring and culling the images must have been daunting. The end-result astounds the reader with 1,400 photos and text on 480 pages.
Neither of us was born and bred in Detroit, but we enjoy its inspiring architecture and love our Tigers. We wholeheartedly recommend you read “5000 Ways You Know You’re From Detroit,” even if you’re not from there.
MMA Architect Inc. and Windsor Ontario Architect, Stuart Miller, enjoy working with Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Ontario businesses and homeowners to create efficiencies that promote business growth and improve lifestyles. MMA Architect Inc. looks forward to serving clients with a variety of quality services.
Enjoy watching the 5000 Ways Video from Walkerville Publishing.
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