Southfield, 9781467161992
Paperback
From fields to freeways: Southfield’s mid-century boom shaped a city.

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    21 January 2025

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Summary

Southfield: A Mid-Century Modern Metropolis

The origin of the name Southfield is not conclusively known, but it is surmised that the area gained its name because it was located in the “fields” south of Bloomfield Township. For much of its settled history, Southfield was a rural, agricultural community; however, that changed when Detroit experienced phenomenal growth in the early 20th century.

As Detroit’s borders strained to contain the influx of people and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781467161992
ISBN-10:1467161993
Series:Images of America
Author:Cassandra M. Talley
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Imprint:Arcadia Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:21 January 2025
Weight:299g
Dimensions:232mm x 160mm x 14mm
About The Author

Cassandra M. Talley

Cassandra M. Talley has gathered the most compelling images from the Southfield Historical Society’s collection along with photographs from residents and business owners. Talley lives in Southfield and is an architectural historian at Kraemer Design Group, one of Detroit’s most prominent preservation-focused architectural firms.

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