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DDP Impact
100 is Much More Than a Number
August 23, 2022
By Eric B. Larson As we put the final touches on our Centennial Celebration, I can’t help but reflect on what it means for the organization. There is some inherent . . .
Downtown Detroit Hotspots
Downtown Detroit Hotspots
August 23, 2022
We all have them. Our “spots.” Our “favs.” Our places to take out-of-towners. We thought it would be fun to share these as a community, so we’ve launched “Downtown Detroit . . .
Downtown Detroit Hotspots
Downtown Detroit Hotspots – Eric Larson
August 22, 2022
Eric Larson – CEO, Downtown Detroit Partnership EAT: A burrito from one of the food trucks during Downtown Street Eats in Cadillac Square or Woodward Esplanade. DRINK: A delightful glass . . .
Centennial
DDP Centennial: The Mayors
August 17, 2022
The Mayors The Downtown Detroit Partnership has a strong history of working closely with city, county and state government officials to support the Downtown in many factions. Here at the . . .
Centennial
DDP Centennial: How It All Began
August 17, 2022
In 1922, Oscar Webber of J. L. Hudson Company gathered 13 Detroit businessmen at the Hudson Co. offices to establish the Business Property Association — today’s Downtown Detroit Partnership. The . . .
Centennial
DDP Centennial: Detroit Opera House
August 17, 2022
Detroit Opera House Also Turns 100 The Detroit Opera House opened in 1922 in the Grand Circus Park Historic District. The 3,500-seat auditorium, designed by renowned architect C. Howard Crane, . . .