The D Media Guide: Everything You Need to Decode The D

This is an exciting time to visit Detroit as our city is in the midst of one of the nation’s largest urban development boons. The D Media Guide, conveniently broken into three sections below, can be used as a personal roadmap to The D, not only highlighting the story of our cars, culture, gaming, music and sports, but also detailing the many attractions and events that keep visitors busy during their stay.

Overview of The D – pages 1-43 (Adobe PDF: 1,453 KB)
From being home to the first urban highway to having been the first city to assign personal phone numbers, as well as some famous Detroiters landing on the national cultural landscape, The D has made a large number of notable – and global – contributions.

Distinctly Detroit – pages 44-77 (Adobe PDF: 1,263 KB)
With our automotive heritage, world renowned museums, Vegas-style casinos, buzz-worthy musical history and major-league sports, The D is the place to come to get caught up on the latest – and leave feeling like you’re in the know.

Navigating The D – pages 78-102 (Adobe PDF: 1,454 KB)
From downtown to uptown, The D has a vibe to fit everyone. The DMCVB has clustered its surrounding cities into districts within a 20-minute drive of each other and include Downtown Detroit, Dearborn/Wayne, Macomb, North Oakland and South Oakland.

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