Detroit athletic club

Bar at the Detroit Athletic Club

Detroit Athletic Club

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Albert Kahn was the architect of this club built in 1915 as a gathering place for the city's male elite. The building cost just over one million three-hundred thousand dollars and had 2500 members at its inception.

A winter wedding at the Detroit Athletic Club by Detroit wedding photographer Heather Jowett with planning by Katie Gregg Events.

BRRRRRRRRR! All of this cold weather has me reminiscing about some weather braving brides and grooms who get married in the Michigan Winter. Here are some shots from Christine and Ara's fabulous Armenian and DAC wedding. It was frigid - one great thing about a winter weddings: fur. FUR COATS. I mean... hello! Happy 1st anniversary Christine + Ara. ...I've some other winter weddings to share really soon. Stay warm people. Stay warm.

Read "The Detroit Athletic Club: 1887-2001" by Kenneth H. Voyles available from Rakuten Kobo. Since its establishment 114 years ago, the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) has played a crucial role in the amazing history ...

From the Fisher Building to Belle Isle (and beyond), the works of the renowned Albert Kahn endure. Here’s how to see them.

Here are some surprising images of what Michigan looked like 100 years ago.