Before & After Photos: Cullen Plaza, east of the Renaissance Center Photo: Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Daffodil Day Luncheon: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Chicken Salad Luncheon at Detroit Yacht Club, Shopping, Belle Isle Attractions, & Program
The Flag of the City of Detroit
After a terrible fire swept through Detroit in 1805,
Father Gabriel Richard wrote Detroit’s motto:
“Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus,”
(We hope for better things; it shall arise from the ashes.)
Detroit has a history of burn and build, rise and fall,
growth and decay. In 2009, Time magazine announced
"The Tragedy of Detroit"and sent reporters to
record the death of a once great city.
In 2022, Time magazine declared
Detroit one of the World's Greatest Places.
What happened between 2009 and 2022?
After a terrible fire swept through Detroit in 1805,
Father Gabriel Richard wrote Detroit’s motto:
“Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus,”
(We hope for better things; it shall arise from the ashes.)
Detroit has a history of burn and build, rise and fall,
growth and decay. In 2009, Time magazine announced
"The Tragedy of Detroit"and sent reporters to
record the death of a once great city.
In 2022, Time magazine declared
Detroit one of the World's Greatest Places.
What happened between 2009 and 2022?
John Gallagher, author of "Reimagining Detroit"
Photo: Detroit Regional Chamber
John Gallagher
Keynote Speaker
Program:"Return of Detroit"
John Gallagher is a veteran journalist, author, and lecturer.
He was hired by the Detroit Free Press in 1987
to cover economic and urban development
in the city and continued in that role until 2019.
He is author of "Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities
for Redefining an American City" which Huffington Post
named as one of the best social and political
books in 2010. His most recent book is
"Yamasaki in Detroit: A Search for Serenity."
John and his wife live on the Detroit riverfront.
In 2017, he was honored into the
Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame
"Before and After" Photos of Detroit from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Website
To see more go to: detroitriverfront.org
To see more go to: detroitriverfront.org
GM Plaza, on riverfront, before and after. Photo: Detroit Riverfront Conservatory
Talon Plaza, near renovated Park Davis Building., Photo: Detroit Riverfront Conservatory.
The Dequindre Cut, below-grade pathway made from a railroad cut. Photo: Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
