Photo of the Week: Fisher Building

Fisher Building lobby with chandeliers and hand-painted frescos on ceiling

Growing up in southeast Michigan, I knew about Detroit’s Fisher Building early on from local radio station WJR which broadcasts from the “golden tower of the Fisher Building” as well as the Fisher Theater, where I’ve attended plays and musicals for years.

And when you walk around midtown Detroit, there’s no way you can miss the 30-story skyscraper towering over the rest of the buildings at the corner of Woodward and West Grand Boulevard in the New Center. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fisher Building

Photo of the Week: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the ADA in Detroit

ADA floor mural created by participants at celebration

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. Signed by President George H.W. Bush, the law brought civil rights and protections to not only people with disabilities, but everyone, in the workplace, schools, and communities.

I had the opportunity to see the ADA Legacy Tour (Wayback Machine), a cross-country interactive exhibit promoting disability rights as civil rights, when it stopped in Detroit’s Eastern Market.

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