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Minoru Yamasaki, Detroit鈥檚 best-known midcentury architect, left his mark all over the city. Locally he designed office buildings, houses of worships, educational institutions, and residences. Learn how Yamasaki came to Wayne State University in the mid-1950s to extend and execute their master plan with new buildings and a pedestrian-friendly campus, and then helped to establish the College for Creative Studies' new 1950s campus. This tour explores Yamasaki鈥檚 legacy in Detroit's Cultural Center, including a stop at Wayne State University鈥檚 magnificent McGregor Memorial Conference Center and reflecting pool.

Throughout October, 黑料吃瓜/Chicago will be exploring Chicagoland鈥檚 fascinating history of shoppingmalls through a walking tour and a pair of virtual presentations. On Wednesday, October 12 at 6 p.m. CST, join us for 鈥淪hopping can be a pleasure: Chicagoland Malls, 1916-2000.鈥� This (virtual) trip to Chicagoland鈥檚 malls will explore the good, the bad, the demolished, and theunderappreciated.聽

Ohio鈥檚 first auto-oriented (strip) mall, Greenhills Center, was built in 1938 as part of the federal government鈥檚 New Deal greenbelt towns project. In 1951, work began on the city鈥檚 first modern-style shopping mall, the open air Swifton Center in Bond Hill. The region鈥檚 first enclosed shopping center, Kenwood Mall, was built in 1966. Two years later, an open-air mall previously built in 1960 in Springdale was enclosed to create Tri-County Mall. The fascinating stories of these community destinations continue to evolve today.