Information compiled by Richard E. Robbins Early Years 1800-1923 THE HISTORY OF HAZEL PARK, MICHIGAN begins with Native Americans that hunted and lived on the land...

By Sara E. Teller Photos by Bernie Laframboise HAZEL PARK’S SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF 16 BUILDINGS to accommodate students pre-school through 12th grade,...

By Corrine Stocker Photos by Bernie Laframboise & Hazel Park Historical Museum HAZEL PARK LIBRARY HISTORY THROUGH THE YEARS 1912-1936 THE ORIGIN OF LIBRARIES IN HAZEL PARK STARTS...

By Maggie Boleyn Photos by Bernie Laframboise POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION PROVIDE THE BACKBONE OF CITY SERVICES. In his 1928 argument for incorporation, Howard Beecher blasted...

By Maggie Boleyn Photos by Bernie Laframboise POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION ARE CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF A COMMUNITY. In 1928, Howard Beecher, who...

By Malissa Martin Photos by Bernie Laframboise FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, CITY MANAGER ED KLOBUCHER HAS STUCK TO THE FIVE PRIORITIES he wrote on the...

By Sara E. Teller Photos by Bernie Laframboise THE HAZEL PARK RACEWAY IS MORE THAN JUST A TRACK. “It’s a destination,” says Race Secretary, Ladd Biro,...

By Malissa Martin Photos by Bernie Laframboise HAZEL PARK IS A SMALL CITY WITH A BIG HEART located in the far southeastern corner of Oakland County....

By Sara E. Teller Photos by Bernie Laframboise THE HAZEL PARK ARTS COUNCIL EXISTS “TO ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP AND FACILITATE AN ENRICHED CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN HAZEL PARK,...

By Maggie Boleyn Photos by Bernie Laframboise ONE GREAT BUILDING DOES NOT MAKE A GREAT CITY,” is a quote attributed to the British architect Thomas Heatherwick....