DETROIT heads ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!1
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The start of a Thanksgiving Day tradition…
As you settle in to watch the Lions take on the Packers, here’s something worth knowing:
Aside from a World War II hiatus from 1939–1944, Detroit has hosted a Thanksgiving game every single season since 1934.
No other team in pro football has a holiday tradition this old or this consistent.
And it all began with a gamble.
In 1934, the Lions were new to Detroit — a strong team with almost no fan base, overshadowed by the Tigers. Owner George A. Richards needed a breakthrough. So he proposed something no NFL team had ever done:
a nationally broadcast Thanksgiving Day game.
It was a long shot.
But Richards owned a powerful chain of Midwestern radio stations, including Detroit’s giant WJR. By leveraging that network, he convinced NBC to carry the game nationwide — something that instantly turned a local play into a national event.
The result?
A sold-out stadium.
Huge radio audiences.
And an NFL tradition launched in Detroit that endures to this day.
So when the Lions and Packers take the field, you’re not just watching another game.
You’re watching a Michigan original — a holiday tradition born right here in Detroit.
Train station/Ford research and development all decked out for the game
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A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in the making. Even in a snowstorm in the dark, people were driving by to see it, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of the FREE AGE film production company where the bronze-cast statue now stands bolted near the sidewalk.
BY COREY WILLIAMS AND MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
December 4, 2025
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A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in the making. Even in a snowstorm in the dark, people were driving by to see it, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of the FREE AGE film production company where the bronze-cast statue now stands bolted near the sidewalk.
BY COREY WILLIAMS AND MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
December 4, 2025
Detroit's own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard in Motor City
RoboCop has found a permanent home in Detroit — all 11 feet and 3,500 pounds of him. A statue of the crime-fighting movie character has been welcomed by fans since it began standing guard over Detroit Wednesday afternoon in the Motor City's Eastern Market area.
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Anybody from Detroit got an update?…
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