On Joseph Campau Avenue at Danforth Street, on the left when traveling south on Joseph Campau Avenue.
Side 1 John Francis Hamtramck was a native of Canada who dedicated his life to the new American nation. Born in 1756, Hamtramck fought in the American Revolution. He distinguished himself during and after the war fighting both Indian and . . . — — Map (db m86443) HM
On Joseph Campau Avenue at Goodson Street, on the left when traveling south on Joseph Campau Avenue.
Side 1
After the Civil War, black and white baseball players could play on the same teams. But by 1900, black players were excluded from white professional leagues. More than 4,000 African Americans and Latinos played baseball in U.S. . . . — — Map (db m104198) HM
On Falcon Avenue north of Evaline Street, on the left when traveling north.
Harsh economic conditions and the need to attract high-paying manufacturing jobs to keep the automobile industry centered in the Motor City led the cities of Detroit and Hamtramck to join forces in 1980 to condemn a working-class neighborhood . . . — — Map (db m137534) HM
On Florian Street at Latham Street, on the left when traveling east on Florian Street.
Saint Florian Church
Saint Florian Parish was founded in 1907 to serve the Detroit area's rapidly expanding Polish Catholic community. By the 1920s Saint Florian was the second largest Catholic parish in Detroit, and it required a larger . . . — — Map (db m86442) HM
On Evaline Street at Falcon Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Evaline Street.
When John and Horace Dodge expanded their Hamtramck automotive factory in 1914, thousands of workers migrated to this area, creating the need for a local hospital. In 1927 the city built this Georgian Revival structure and opened it as Hamtramck . . . — — Map (db m137540) HM
On Hanley Street, 0.1 miles west of Gallagher Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1901, four young women between the ages of fifteen and sixteen founded Tau Beta as a social club for girls. Within a few years, the club members became volunteers for the Visiting Nurse Association, delivering meals to shut-ins in Detroit and . . . — — Map (db m174039) HM
On Joseph Campau Avenue at Danforth Street, on the left when traveling south on Joseph Campau Avenue.
The Dodge Brothers
John (1864-1920) and Horace (1868-1920) Dodge grew up in Niles, Michigan. During the late nineteenth century they worked as machinists at the Murphy Boiler Works in Detroit and at the Dominion Typograph Company in Windsor, . . . — — Map (db m86444) HM
