Detroit in World War I dodge fountain Cindy Frenkel (Contributor)

Cindy Frenkel (Contributor)

Detroit's Corktown celebrates the history of Detroit's oldest neighborhood

Funeral directors included Charles Verheyden (Belgian)

Detroit in World War I offers a visual exploration of a city and a people caught in a time of dynamic changefrom the men who served the cause to the communities they left behindwho rose to the challenge splendidly and helped create one of the 20th centurys most remarkable and vibrant cities

Detroit in World War I dodge fountain Cindy Frenkel (Contributor)"Detroit In World War I" by Elizabeth Clemens World War I was the catalyst that ushered in themes that would define the 20th century: industrialization, urbanization, and the struggle for equality between social classes, gender, and race. During this time, from 1914 to 1918, Detroit was a city rapidly on the rise, with spectacular economic, industrial, and population growth. These were years when some of the citys most beautiful structures were built,