Travel back in time and experience Detroit traditions that live on in rare film, old photographs and fond memories in this extraordinary documentary Detroit Remember When I: Motor City Memories and Hometown Traditions. From Briggs Stadium to Boblo, Black Bottom to the Boulevard, this made-in-Detroit documentary captures the spirit of the city in reminiscences of what used to be and remembrances of what once was. Summer days at Belle Isle, the Vernor's soda fountain, Jefferson Beach and Edgewater Park are among the sites revisited in footage and from Detroit-area family collections and media archives.
After exploring Detroit's rich history, its musical legacy, impressive architecture and politics, travel back 100 years and celebrate the city that put the world on wheels and the people whose lives were changed forever in Detroit Remember When II: The American Dream and the Automobile. From the vision of the assembly line to the roar of the V-8, see how Detroit's promise of a better life attracted thousands to "The City of Champions," with its sport legends, theaters and landmarks.
Like a trolley ride through time, Detroit Remember When I and II offers a glimpse of nostalgia and a look back at the fascinating journey of how Detroit evolved into the Motor City.