DETROIT · SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN · MICHIGAN & BEYOND
Detroit roots.
Stories that travel.
Start in Detroit. Explore Southeast Michigan. Follow the story across our home state and beyond.
DETROIT · SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN · MICHIGAN & BEYOND
Start in Detroit. Explore Southeast Michigan. Follow the story across our home state and beyond.
DETROIT · SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN · MICHIGAN
Original HLC films connect Detroit, Southeast Michigan, and the wider state.
THE STORY CONTINUES IN PRINT
Chris Hubel’s print companion to the documentary series.
Detroit roots. A wider world.
Begin with the city before automobiles, follow the Motor City, or cross the river into Boblo memories. Every path opens another story.
River trade, stoves, foundries, and the industries that came before the Motor City.
Explore the story →Piquette, Highland Park, factory communities, and Michigan in motion.
Explore the story →Excursion boats, Ontario island memories, and a Detroit River civil-rights story.
Explore the story →Sarah Elizabeth Ray, Rosa Parks, Black Bottom, and the people behind the places.
Explore the story →Five lakes, working waterfronts, migration, and connections across borders.
Explore the story →Copper Country, iron towns, Indigenous histories, and Lake Superior connections.
Explore the story →Interactive history scavenger hunt
Seven journeys connect stories and films across the website. Find three answers, save your progress, and see where the next story leads.
Start your journeyDetroit → Southeast Michigan → Michigan
Explore historic neighborhoods, extraordinary buildings, and the people whose stories shaped the city.
Explore Detroit →
Follow the story through Pontiac and the surrounding region, from neighborhood streets to The Foundry by History Loves Company.
Explore Southeast Michigan →
Continue through Flint, Grand Rapids, Bay City, the Straits, and Copper Country. Find the places and people that make Michigan’s history worth keeping.
Explore Michigan →Michigan image: Calumet & Hecla General Office, National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works.
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EXPLORE HLC
Detroit. Pontiac. Architecture. Neighborhoods. Lost places. Preservation. And the stories hidden in plain sight.
Explore Films & Stories →
History, architecture, preservation, new HLC films, and stories worth remembering.
Read the Latest Stories →
The physical home of HLC — creators, retail, events, media, and community in downtown Pontiac.
Explore The Foundry →THE FOUNDRY BY HISTORY LOVES COMPANY
The Foundry is our physical home in downtown Pontiac’s historic Riker Building: a creator market, vintage mercantile, small-business incubator, podcast studio, and community gathering place.
35 W Huron Street, Suite 101 · Pontiac, Michigan
▶ Inside The Foundry · Watch on YouTubePEOPLE WHO KNOW THE PLACES
We are building a reviewed network of local historic-property professionals who know the buildings, neighborhoods, and stories behind the places they serve. It begins in Detroit and Michigan, then grows wherever real local knowledge and thoughtful stewardship meet.
Founding partners are considered for historic-property experience, local expertise, and a commitment to protecting a place’s story.
Apply to become an Approved Partner →A public partner directory and local story pages will appear as approvals are confirmed.
STORIES WE KEEP
Detroit and Michigan history, new HLC films, architecture, preservation, and stories worth remembering—delivered every Sunday.
Join Stories We Keep ↗Subscribe on YouTube ↗ROOTED IN DETROIT. CURIOUS ABOUT THE WORLD.
Start in Detroit. Explore Southeast Michigan. Follow the story across our home state, then across state lines through original films about architecture and communities.
The Midwest collection begins with Chicago and Indianapolis, with room for new stories throughout the United States, North America, and the world.
HISTORIC HOMES WITH CHRIS HUBEL
THE STORYTELLER BEHIND HLC
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History Loves Company 35 W Huron St #100, Pontiac, Mi, 48342
400 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 100
Birmingham MI 48009
History Loves Company 35 W Huron St #100, Pontiac, Mi, 48342
400 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 100
Birmingham MI 48009
