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Joe Louis Arena

Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed “The Joe,” is the home of the Detroit Red Wings as well as a venue for many concerts and shows. Joe Louis Arena opened in 1979 and replaced Detroit’s former home of Olympia Stadium.

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Billy Goat Tavern

"No Republicans Allowed." So read a sign posted outside of the Billy Goat Tavern by its proprietor during the 1944 Republican Convention in Chicago. The reaction – angry (and hungry) Republicans demanding service at the tavern – made the ...

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Pneumatic Tubes at the Chicago Federal Building

A network of tunnels for pneumatic mail-transport tubes once buzzed with activity under the block now occupied by Chicago’s John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, Post Office, and Plaza. The post office housed in the old Chicago Federal Building, which ...

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Al Ameer Restaurant

Established in 1989 by Khalil Ammar and his business partner Zaki Hashem, Al Ameer Restaurant is a long-time fixture for authentic Lebanese cuisine and was one of the first Middle Eastern restaurants in the area. In 2016, Al Ameer was ...

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Hashems Nuts and Coffee Gallery

Hashems Nuts and Coffee sells produce and dry goods imported from Lebanon, exemplifying Dearborn Arabs' connection to their culinary heritage. Hashems is the only store on Warren Ave. that imports vegetable seeds and Arab greens, such as mulyukhiya (similar to ...

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Shatila Bakery

When Riad Shatila came to the U.S. from Lebanon in 1977 seeking to build a business, he didn't have a set plan in place. He did, however, have a passion and love for Middle Eastern sweets and saw an opportunity ...

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Arab American National Museum

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is the first and only museum in the United States devoted to preserving, documenting and sharing Arab American history and culture. Arab Americans have enriched the economic, political and cultural landscape of American life. ...

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The American National Bank Building

Seville Tower, originally called the American National Bank Building, was designed by J.E.R. Carpenter in 1908 in the commercial style, is a product of a "boom" period in Pensacola's economy when local businessmen promoted the city as a potentialimport and ...

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Sophia Fowler Gallaudet

Sophia Fowler was not the only deaf child in her family when she was born on March 20, 1798. She joined her older sister Parnel and left this home in Guildford to study at the American School for the ...

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Storrs Siblings

Hearing and Deaf Teachers at ASD

Siblings Richard Satler and Sarah Storrs grew up in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Sarah became deaf after suffering from Whooping Cough around 1 year old. She went to the American School for the Deaf from 1844 ...

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