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Moving To Detroit

Belle Isle, located in the Detroit River two miles from downtown, was purchased from the Chippewa and Ottawa native Americans and was landscaped as a 1,000-acre city park in 1879 by Frederick Law Olmsted Belle Isle is the home of the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, a nature center, the nation's oldest fresh water aquarium, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the Scott Fountain, and the Floral Clock.

Founded on July 24, 1701, Detroit is the oldest city west of the original thirteen colonies on this side of the Mississippi. Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac named the city Detroit, which means “the strait” in French, referring to the Detroit River, which really is a strait between the US and Canada. Over the years, Detroit would exert its influence over the Midwest, shaping the future of the region. Want a bonus Detroit fact? The old fort was at the corner of where Fort and Shelby streets are today, just behind the Penobscot Building and in front of the Federal Courthouse and the new home of the Detroit Free Press and News.

It’s dubbed the Motor City for a reason. Detroit was home to the first mile of concrete highway, the first four-way three-color traffic light, and the world’s first urban freeway. It’s also the site of the Detroit Windsor Tunnel, the first traffic tunnel between two nations. Hi, Canada!

Does your post office float, If you live in Detroit, the answer is yes. The city is home to the only floating post office in the United States, the J.W. Westcott II. It started as a simple maritime reporting agency on the Detroit River that informed cargo vessels of the conditions in port, but in 1948, the J.W. Westcott eventually grew to become a full fledged post office. Eventually, it earned the world’s first floating ZIP code – 48222.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra also got into the action, with a privately funded renovation of Orchestra Hall on Woodward, along with construction of the adjacent Max M. Fisher Music Center, a new 450-seat recital hall, and a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art music education center.

Citizen bureaus include organizations dedicated to improving and maintaining the business and civic community of Detroit; for example, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) is a voluntary association of more than 130 local governments designed as a regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency.

Michigan grows about 70% of tart cherries (Sour cherries) produced in the United States (Washington state is the leading producer of sweet cherries in the United States) Traverse City, Michigan claims to be the "Cherry Capital of the World", hosting a National Cherry Festival and making the world's largest cherry pie.

The Detroit Tigers, the city's oldest team, began play in the American League of Major League Baseball in 1901; a few years later the club acquired Ty Cobb , who played 22 years in a Detroit uniform and became one of the most legendary players in the history of the game.

Steve Perry, the man who composed Journey's 1981 hit Don't Stop Believin'” has convinced the entire nation, with the exception of Detroit, that there is a South Detroit.” People who move to Detroit from other states expect to visit the city and see the area that inspired those iconic lyrics.

The city known as “The D” has had a tremendous impact on modern music. The “Motown sound” was created in Detroit by Berry Gordy, Jr., and the unique rhythm and blues tunes became the soundtrack of the 1960s. Techno music also originated in Detroit, and every year the city hosts a massive festival dedicated to electronic music. While the city can’t take credit for jazz, it is home to the annual Detroit Jazz Festival, the largest celebration of jazz music that’s completely free to the public. 

Detroit Michigan is seeing a revitalizing of its stores, shops and restaurants of late as new young hipster crowds are pouring in to the area. With great deals on property to be had its no wonder man Discount Moving Companies are seeing huge increases of those moving in to the city.