May 19, 2021
The star shape of Historic Fort Wayne dates back to the earliest days of the United States. // Photograph courtesy of City of Detroit Parks and Recreation
For its first 1,000 years or so, the area along the banks of the Southwest Detroit riverfront now known as Historic Fort Wayne was a site of perpetual human activity. Whether it was a burial site for indigenous tribes, a star fort poised to defend the United States against a possible Canadian invasion, or a refuge for Detroiters burned out of their homes by the 1967 Rebellion, the 78-acre tract of sprawling fields and historic buildings has rarely sat idle.
Community Comment: TV-7 viewers react to new Tuskegee Airmen Museum, COVID-19 & Volunteer Month
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and last updated 2021-04-15 18:58:32-04
WXYZ DETROIT â Our Channel 7 Editorial about the new Detroit home for the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum caused a lot of mail to soar into our station. Aviation buff
Vito Scalise wrote:
âAfter working 38 years for Pam Am (and) United, I canât wait to see this!!!â
Another viewer remarked:
âWhat a beautiful piece of history!â
Another letter said:
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Val Magnuson
An Ann Arbor viewer sent us this photo of her late mother, Jane Doyle, a Woman Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during WWII. In later years, she took a proud picture with Detroiter Harry Stewart, a Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.
Front entrance of the the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. Image via Wikipedia
PRESS RELEASE – The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum, which honors the history and legacy of its namesake group, has relocated to Detroit. The museum, which was previously in Michigan’s Fort Wayne, moved to the Coleman A. Young Gallery inside Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The gallery is named after Detroit’s first Black mayor who was a second lieutenant, bombardier and navigator in the Tuskegee Airmen.
A virtual grand opening is scheduled March 22 – 80 years after the squadron’s activation by President Franklin Roosevelt