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Experience a year of EMU's College of Arts & Sciences in the D!
Experience a year of EMU's College of Arts & Sciences in the D!
The CAS Detroit Blog hosts reports and reflections of events, spaces, and places in Detroit, Michigan authored by Eastern Michigan University students, instructors, staff, and alumni. You can join the conversation, too! Share the posts, comment on Twitter using the hashtag #EMUCASDETROIT, and respond to the periodic blog prompts by writing and submitting your own post using our Google form.
Founded in 1882, the Detroit Club and its clubhouse building on the corner of Fort and Cass streets were at the center of the unique story of the city of Detroit. Initially open to just men and requiring a financial purchase of shares in the organization, the Detroit Club represented the growing wealth of Detroit and its new elite families. With membership coming from families like Ford, Chrysler, Packard, and Whitney, the Detroit Club’s exclusive status represented the growing inequality present in the city.
Designed by architect Wilson Eyre in a Romanesque Revival-style, the Detroit Club Building finished construction in 1891. The clubhouse would serve as the unifying space at the center of the Detroit Club organization for over a century. ...
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