I gave a speech about Detroit for Word Weavers, a Toastmasters club in Wiesbaden, Germany on February 29, 2012. This presentation was more or less the backbone of the speech but as luck would have it the beamer didn't work. Now you can see what my audience didn't see.

1. My Detroit
(Project #6)
Darryl Heron
Toastmasters- Word Weavers Wiesbaden, Germany
29 February, 2012

2. About the Presentation
Speech given about Detroit @ Word Weavers on February
29, 2012. Beamer did not work with my laptop, so my
audience didn‘t see any of what follows…
We did a reverse meeting when I gave my speech so I also
tied in Rüsselsheim to Detroit (not shown in this
presentation)

3. Detroit
What do you think of when you hear or read Detroit?
• Cars and Trucks?
• Maybe some of the bad times the city has been in
the past few decades?
• Detroit is so much more
• Today I‘d like to show you my Detroit

4. The Motor City
You might have heard Detroit called the Motor City before. Besides
being home to GM, Ford, and Chrysler there is so much more
automotiive history that has been lived & breathed there.
Henry Ford said that you could have the Model T in any color you
want as long as its black. The assembly line started automotive
production here.

5. The Motor City continued
Mustangs, Corvettes, and Cadillacs with fins oh my!
So much nostalgia and Americana
How many people really did see the USA in their Chevrolet?
How about Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and Chevrolet?
GM and Chrysler went bankrupt! (I never would have thought
that this would happen growing up)
And Ford was on the ropes too!

6. City of Champions
In the 30s Detroit was called the „City of
Champions“ because of the success of the
Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, and a boxer name
Joe Lewis

7. City of Champions continued
• The Tigers won the 68 and 84 World Series
playing in Tiger Statium (in my lifetime). Now they
play in the lovely modern/olde time Comerica Park
• The Red Wings have been successful in the past
few decades that Detroit is often call Hockey
Town

8. Sounds of Detroit
Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops,
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Diana Ross & The Supremes,
the Jackson 5, The Spinners, and Marvin Gaye were all a part of
the
Motown sound
Motown Records, sometimes called „Hitsville USA“ started in Detroit

9. More Than Motown
MC5, The Stooges, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent,
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, Rare Earth,
Alice Cooper, Eminem, Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker & even
Madonna comes from the suburbs!
Kiss sang about „Detroit Rock City“.
Many famous musical acts considered Detroit their
second home away from home

10. More Than Motown continued
Arthur Penhallow , a DJ at WRIf had a deep baratone
voice and used to say that WRIF was the „home of
Rock N Roll, Baby!“ every Friday he'd blow a loud ship
horn and shout, „Its the weekend!“
Who can forget Mustand Sally, that Little Red Corvette,
and countless other songs inspired by automotive
history and legend?

11. The the City Grew
Hudsons was once one of Amerca‘s
biggest department stores and they had a
huge famous store Downtown
They had a Thanksgiving Day parade
before Macys!
The Henry Ford Museum and Green Field
Village have helped to preserve some of the
glorious history of Detroit (and America)

12. Then the City Died…
• In my lifetime the population fell from 5th largest city in
the US. to 18th in 2010 census
• The 60s saw some terrible race riots, but there was a
mass exodus that really started in the 50s. As people
moved out to the suburbs and stores and businesses
downtown went out of business. The Hudson's down
town store closed and was torn down. The name
Hudsons now only exists in memories of those that
lived in those days
• The financial crisis hit Detroit really bad and Detroit has
been referred to as America's 2nd most deserted city
• Theres even a website called forgottendetroit.com

13. Only in Michigan
The lower peninsula is shaped like
a mitten, lots of Michiganders can
show you where the come from or
lived by pointing to a spot on their
hand.
Michigan is surrounded by 4 out of 5
great lakes
Detroit has long been Michigan‘s most
populas cities

14. Detroit, an International City
The Ambassidor Bridge connects Detroit to
Windsor, Canada. They're seperated by
the Detroit River, much like Wiesbaden and
Mainz are separated by the Rhein River
where I now live
.
There is even a tunnel that goes under the
Detroit River connecting both cities

15. My Detroit
Detroit has had quite a history, it brought us countless
memorable cars and trucks, it has been a meca for music and
brought us the Motown Sound.
Detroit has had many nicknames, been many things. I hope that
it will one day be great again!
This is where I was born, and this is my Detroit!

16. Credits
GM‘s Global Headquarters on the Detroit River
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Headquarters_of_GM_in_Detroit.jpg
The Uniroyal Tire on I-94 (not too far from Metro Airport)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uniroyal_tire.jpg
Model T
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1910Ford-T.jpg
Model A
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1928_Model_A_Ford.jpg
1959 Cadillac
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cadillac_-_side.jpg

17. Credits Continued
1956 Corvette
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chevrolet_Corvette_1956.jpg
1967 Mustang
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_Mustang_Convertible_1967.jpg
Tiger Stadium
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiger_Stadium,_Detroit.jpg
Comerica Park
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comerica-Park-Detroit-MI-Panorama.jp
Tiger logo
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiled_tigers_logo.JPG

18. Credits Continued
Spirit of Detroit wearing a Red Wings jersey (after 2009 NHL
Championship)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spirit_of_Detroit_with_jersey.jpg
Motown Original Recording Artists
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Motown%27s_The_Originals.jpg
Hitsville, USA
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Motown_detroit.JPG
Hudsons Downtown Store
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JLHudsonsPostcard.jpg
Michigan Map
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michigan_Locator_Map.PNG
Ambassador Bridge
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambassador_bridge_evening.jpg

19. Be Sure to Check Out
My Detroit @ Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/darrylheron/my-detroit/
On SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/darrylheron
Find out more About.me
http://about.me/darrylheron
Toastmasters International
http://www.toastmasters.org/
Word Weavers- Wiesbaden, Germany (my home club)
http://www.word-weavers.de/